Aldrahn Posted June 4, 2019 Share #1 Posted June 4, 2019 Advertisement (gone after registration) Just out of interest, does anyone have a clue about M-D type 262 production numbers? I've only seen a few for sale second hand this year, one of which I purchased. I'm guessing people are really happy with them (I know I am) or they are relatively scarce? So, I wondered if anyone knows how many were produced? Regards Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted June 4, 2019 Posted June 4, 2019 Hi Aldrahn, Take a look here M-D (Type 262) production numbers?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Laidley Posted June 7, 2019 Share #2 Posted June 7, 2019 Would the serial numbers give you an idea if you could find the top and bottom of the range or are the serial numbers mixed between models? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aldrahn Posted June 7, 2019 Author Share #3 Posted June 7, 2019 Possibly, though I've not found a list of serial numbers for the M-D 262 anywhere. For what it's worth mine is 5150491 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.noctilux Posted June 7, 2019 Share #4 Posted June 7, 2019 Incredible, your M-D is a couple of number from mine. So may it be the same batch. Concerning the productions numbers of M-D (typ 262), I had same question for long since I purchased mine AND no answer ( maybe ask Leica Camera ? ). I made a kind of statistics with those second hand sellings of M-D that I came across. Those serial numbers gave me nothing reliable, they are so variable to mean something to count. Here we have already two 5 150 xxx others M-D are 4 987 xxx and 4 998 xxx I can only bet that only a couple of hundreds made, but I don't care much 😇 https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/262069-i-love-my-m-d-262/?do=findComment&comment=3740095 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanellus Posted June 7, 2019 Share #5 Posted June 7, 2019 three 5150xxx🤗 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutchinson14 Posted June 8, 2019 Share #6 Posted June 8, 2019 Mine is 4987xxx Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aldrahn Posted June 8, 2019 Author Share #7 Posted June 8, 2019 Advertisement (gone after registration) Thanks, so far I've found the following, serial numbers with location (not necessarily the location sold in) 4982424 austria 4982426 singapore 4987xxx unknown 4987xxx uk 4987528 italy 4987584 austria 4987584 austria 4987621 uk 4998xxx unknown 4998631 germany 4998695 Japan 5150xxx unknown 5150xxx unknown 5150146 italy 5150177 germany 5150491 uk (mine) Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaudeB Posted June 9, 2019 Share #8 Posted June 9, 2019 I am the happy owner of M-D 4987650 since spring 2016. Bought it new in France 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hilm3 Posted June 9, 2019 Share #9 Posted June 9, 2019 Love mine. Bought second hand from Baltimore on September 2017. Absolutely problem free. SN - 4983017. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Dahl Posted June 10, 2019 Share #10 Posted June 10, 2019 (edited) Mine is 51504xx Denmark Edited June 10, 2019 by Kim Dahl 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
plaidshirts Posted June 11, 2019 Share #11 Posted June 11, 2019 4987xxx USA Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted June 13, 2019 Share #12 Posted June 13, 2019 Mine was 4982410 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbaruche Posted June 13, 2019 Share #13 Posted June 13, 2019 mine is 51429xx bought in US Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickd Posted June 13, 2019 Share #14 Posted June 13, 2019 Mine is 5142998. I bought it second-hand, in mint condition, from a guy in the US (I'm in Australia). Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickd Posted June 13, 2019 Share #15 Posted June 13, 2019 I have also seen one for sale here in Australia that is S/No. 4998754. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickd Posted June 14, 2019 Share #16 Posted June 14, 2019 The serial numbers that have been identified so far are 4982xxx, 4983xxx, 4987xxx, 4998xxx, 5142xxx and 5150xxx. I assume this to be over the entire production period of the M-D 262 of approximately two years, April 2016 to April 2018. If the first four digits of the serial numbers are allocated only to the the M-D 262, then it would suggest a total of 6,000 units were produced over that two year period. Does this sound like a plausible production number of M-D 262s? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aldrahn Posted June 15, 2019 Author Share #17 Posted June 15, 2019 Sound plausible, but is it normal for the numbers to increase from 4982 to 4983 and then skip to 4987, then to 4998 etc.? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted June 15, 2019 Share #18 Posted June 15, 2019 Yes. Leica allots numbers by batches. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffz Posted June 16, 2019 Share #19 Posted June 16, 2019 (edited) Mine is 5150xxx. I acquired it in new from Leica USA late 2017 under the trade up deal when my Monchrom sensor went south. Edited June 16, 2019 by jeffz Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aldrahn Posted June 17, 2019 Author Share #20 Posted June 17, 2019 (edited) Thanks for all the info so far, very useful. Edited June 17, 2019 by Aldrahn Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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