kenf Posted July 24, 2016 Share #1 Â Posted July 24, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) I've run into conflicting information on this. Were any of the 50mm f/2.8 Elmar-M built with factory six bit coding, or are all of them converted? Â http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-wiki.en/index.php/50mm_f/2.8_Elmar-M Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TheGodParticle/Hari Posted July 24, 2016 Share #2 Â Posted July 24, 2016 I've run into conflicting information on this. Were any of the 50mm f/2.8 Elmar-M built with factory six bit coding, or are all of them converted? Â http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-wiki.en/index.php/50mm_f/2.8_Elmar-M Some were factory 6bit coded - I have them in both black and brass chrom versions, they were delivered with the black and silver packaging box like current Leica M lenses Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenf Posted July 24, 2016 Author Share #3 Â Posted July 24, 2016 Some were factory 6bit coded - I have them in both black and brass chrom versions, they were delivered with the black and silver packaging box like current Leica M lensesThanks! Yours are 6 bit? If so, could you post the general serial number range of the black version to help me in my search for one? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGodParticle/Hari Posted July 25, 2016 Share #4 Â Posted July 25, 2016 Unfortunately the black version is at Wetzlar at the moment but here are my silver copies, the first and last are both factory 6bit coded. The one in the middle is not factory 6bit coded and came with the white packaging box, which was the default before Leica changed it to the current black-silver design. Â Â Here's an image of the packaging, the box clearly shows the 6bit coding logo towards the lower-right. Â Â Hope that helps Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenf Posted July 25, 2016 Author Share #5 Â Posted July 25, 2016 Thank you - it helps immensely! I'll keep searching. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenf Posted July 25, 2016 Author Share #6 Â Posted July 25, 2016 ... and I found one! Many thanks for the help with the serial numbers, it was invaluable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdlaing Posted July 25, 2016 Share #7 Â Posted July 25, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) ... and I found one! Many thanks for the help with the serial numbers, it was invaluable. One other thing you might watch out for. One that was sent back to Leica to be six bit coded from a previous batch. Just ask the seller if it was or is coded. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenf Posted July 25, 2016 Author Share #8 Â Posted July 25, 2016 This has a serial of 396xxx so I think I'm safe - even if it was converted, it's a late one. Plus, it's from a trusted dealer. I should be good! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted July 25, 2016 Share #9 Â Posted July 25, 2016 My early 2007 Elmar-M was factory-coded. Silver lens in white (!) box. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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