M-D (Type 262) production numbers?

[Aldrahn]

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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

[Laidley]

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?

[Aldrahn]

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

[a.noctilux]

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

 

 

[vanellus]

three 5150xxx🤗

[hutchinson14]

Mine is 4987xxx

[Aldrahn]

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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)

[ClaudeB]

I am the happy owner of M-D 4987650 since spring 2016. Bought it new in France

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[hilm3]

Love mine. Bought second hand from Baltimore on September 2017. Absolutely problem free. SN - 4983017.

[Kim Dahl]

Mine is 51504xx Denmark 

Edited June 10, 2019 by Kim Dahl

[plaidshirts]

4987xxx USA

[NigelG]

Mine was 4982410 

[sbaruche]

mine is 51429xx bought in US 

[nickd]

Mine is 5142998. I bought it second-hand, in mint condition, from a guy in the US (I'm in Australia).

[nickd]

I have also seen one for sale here in Australia that is S/No. 4998754.

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[nickd]

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?

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[Aldrahn]

Sound plausible, but is it normal for the numbers to increase from 4982 to 4983 and then skip to 4987, then to 4998 etc.?

[jaapv]

Yes. Leica allots numbers by batches.

[jeffz]

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

[Aldrahn]

Thanks for all the info so far, very useful.

Edited June 17, 2019 by Aldrahn