Premium level quality without the premium level price tag has always been the name of the game with the Viper HD binoculars. Boasting HD (High Density) extra-low dispersion glass for outstanding edge-to-edge clarity, low-light-conquering XR anti-reflective coatings, and a super wide field of view – this is an optical system that’s sure to please. Voigtlander 6x24 A nice binocular with fairly good optics. A nice binocular with fairly good optics. But I can not find information about the serial number.

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35mm Rangefinders in General

• Rangefinder Renaissance
• 2005: The Rangefinder Year that Was by Tom Abrahamsson
• All Format Rangefinder Mailing Listfor users and collectors of ALL RF cameras
• Rangefinder/Viewfinders: More than meets the Eye
• Accessory Viewfinders:Which to USE?

Nikon Rangefinder

• Voigtlander Bessa R2S 50/3.5 Heliar S NHS Commemorative in Classic Nikon Rangefinder Mount Nikon Historical Society - Last Production May 2005
• Voigtlander SL 12/5.6 and 15/4.5 Aspherical widest EVER for NRF
• Voigtlander Nikon Rangefinder SC Mount Lens Intro21/4, 25/4, 35/2.5 intro

• Voigtlander Nikon Rangefinder SC Lenses: SC 21/4, SC 25/4, SC 28/3.5, SC 35/2.5, SC 35/1.2 Prototpe, S 50/1.5, S 50/2.5, S 50/3.5, S 85/3.5

• Voigtlander VC Meter IIsmall compact silicon meter with LED readout for Nikon Rangefinders

• Nikon Rangefinders: Using and IdentifyingWhat are the best choices?
• Nikon One intro to the first Nikon
• Nikon One Garage Sale Treasure once in a lifetime find
• Nikon One 609350 - the 26th Nikon with the 350th top plate?
• Nikon One Mystery - are internal numbers a more accurate indication of production number than the top plate number?
• Nikon M Throwawaydumpster diving
• Nikon Sleast expensive Nikon Rangefinder
• Nikon S2nice shooter
• Nikon S2 Black DialPrototype?
• Nikon S2 Black1st Pro Nikon
• Nikon SP RangefinderSystem Overview
• Nikon SP Blackmost handsome Nikon?
• Tom Abrahamsson's Nikon SP RAPIDWINDER! production of two prototypes
• Nikon SP Illuminatora unique accessory Leica should copy
• Nikon S3M Black Half-frame w/ MotorNikon's rarest regular production camera
• Nikon S4 DDD Was the S4 inspired by famed photog David Douglas Duncan?
• Nikon SPXTTL Prototype
• Nikon S3 2000 Nikon's new classic rangefinder - black or chrome
• Nikon SP 2005 Nikon's best eye candy, amazing! black only
• 21/4 rare and sought after
• 25/4a great little super wide lens
• 35/3.5 STEREO the only Nikon Stereo ever made
• 35/1.8 All Black one of Nikons rarest lenses
• 35/1.8 fastest wide for Nikon RF
• 50/1.1 a most sought after collectible
• 50/1.4 Aluminumsuper rare experimental lens
• 50/1.5 Nikon's rare first 'Super Speed' lens
• 50/3.5 Micro NikkorNikon's 1st Micro lens
• 85/2 Fast Portrait Lens, many mounts and variations
• 85/1.5the SP's fastest telephoto
• 105/4Nikon's version of the Mountain Elmar
• 135/4 almost unknown 523 series
• 180, 350, Reflex Housing soon
• 250/4 Manual Aperture Nikkor Nikon's first Super Tele
• 500/5 Nikon original 'big gun'
• 1000/6.3 Black Mirror Nikkor - the rarest production Nikon Lens
• Nikon Copy Stand PA
• Nikon Rangefinder Rain Protector - collectors never know what they will find!

• Use classic Nikon RF Lenses on Leica RF rare Orion Lens Adapter
• Voigtlander Prominent 50mm Lens Adapter to Nikon or Contax Rangefinder

Contax Rangefinder

• Zeiss Contax 1 -- 1932 first 35 system competitor to Leica
• Zeiss Contax II and III:worthy prewar Leica adversaries
• Leica Vs Contax35's Prewar Great Debate
• Zeiss Contax IIa/IIIa Rangefinders Great lenses and workmanship
• Russian No Name Kiev 4A - 3rd version - 'World's finest 35mm Rangefinder Camera'
• Zeiss 21 Biogon historic super wide
• Cantax 28/3.5Believe it or not, a Canon 28/3.5 in Contax mount, or is it Nikon????
• Zeiss 180/2.8 Olympia post war with Flektoskop reflex housing

• Voigtlander Prominent 50mm Lens Adapter to Nikon or Contax Rangefinder

Nikon SLRs

Uli Koch's Nikon F Trilogy, by FAR the best reference book on the Nikon F EVER. If you are a serious Nikon collector, BUY IT!

• Nikon Film SLR Used Buying GuideMy Not so Objective Picks and Pans

• Nikon F Collector's BookRare Japanese Nikon F Book $125 + shipping!
• Nikon F HistoryAn important milestone in 35mm
• Early Nikon F'sVery well made, different features than later F's
• Black 64 Fwhat's the big deal?
• Nikon F? What's that? When Nikon NY did not know their new camera
• Early Nikon F Motor with Early REMOPAK cordless battery pack
• Nikon F VariationsThe books don't show all of them
• Nikkor F's for the German market
• Nikon F KS-80A/81AUS Navy special Nikon F Motor drives for the Vietnam War
• Nikon F KE-48C US Air Force Nikon F
• Nikon F US GOVT PROPERTYNikon F
• Nikon F Spy CameraNewly discovered F!
• Nikon F High Speed 250 7 fpsthe only one known!
• Nikon F 'Apollo'late Nikon F with F2 Cosmetics
• Nikon F # 7451261 very late production
• Nikon's 1st Electronic Flash Units: SB-1 & SR-1 1971`
• Nikon F2 High Speed 10 fps
• Nikon F2 R Leica R mount F2
• Nikkormat FTN mechanical little brother to the F and F2
• Gold Nikon FAEuropean Gran Prix 1984 Camera of the Year
• Gold Nikon FM 60th Anniversaryof Nippon Kogaku
• Nikon FEA Underwater Camerafor National Geographic
• Nikon FM2 Titanium Year of the Dog Total Production only 300!
• Nikon F3 NASA Space Camera
• Nikon F5 50th Anniversaryonly 3000 world wide!

• Nikon F TICK MARK Lenses -- early rare F Lenses
• 21/4 Auto Nikkor Japan's 1st SLR Super Wide
• 105/4.5 UV Nikkor rare special purpose lens
• 200/5.6 Medical Nikkor with built in ringlight and modeling lamps
• 300/2 Nikkor fastest 300 Ever!
• 1000/11Mirror Nikkor
• 1000/6.3 Mirror Nikkor for Nikon F - incredibly rare
• 8.5cm-25cm/4-4.5 Nikkor Zoom 1st production 35mm Telephoto Zoom

• US Military 35mm Cameras especially Nikon
• Nikon Non-AI, AI, AI'd and AIS LensesWhat Difference does it Make?
• Calypso Underwater Camerathe French design bought by Nikon

Leica Rangefinder M and Screw Mount Serial Numbers

LEICA SERIAL NUMBERS: Leica Serial Number data is courtesy of Leica. I've organized it in several ways, editing and color coding the tables to enhance clarity.

It answers many questions, but like all Leica lists, does not answer everything. In what may be a first, most Leica Birthdays are listed too -- another reason to have a party!

• Leica Screw Mount Serial Numbers Sorted by Serial Number 1923-1960

Leica Ponderings

• FAKE Leicas? expertly done for the rich collector

Leica M Rangefinder

Voigtlander Binoculars Serial Numbers Lookup

• CameraQuest M2/M3 film rewind crank - the best?
• Leica M Collectible Investment GuideNot So Objective Picks and Pans
• Leica M User's Buyer's Guide:Not So Objective Picks and Pans
• Leica M Used Buyer's Check List Don't Get Taken
• Leica M a la carte Buying Guide Poor choices can mean lower resale value!
• Leica M Motors Don't Bother
• Leica M Used Market Place Things Change
• Leica M Shooting Tips Some Ways are Better than Others
• Rangefinder/Viewfinders: More than meets the Eye
• Accessory Viewfinders:Which to USE?

• M3 Black with black paint 50/2 and MC meter
• Garry Winogrand's M4Garry's last M4
• M4 Black Enamel without Self Timer, the M4 (MDa)s
• M4-P 70th AnniversaryHow Walter Kluck saved the Leica M system and Leica itself
• M5 overlooked greatness?
• Leica / Minolta CLThe Smallest M! replacement front caps and shades now available
• Minolta CLE Advanced M replacement front caps and shades now available
• M4-2 GoldOskar Barnack
• M6's Early Vs Late VariationsThe 21st Production M6
• M6 Cutawaystudent project
• M6 Platinum 150 Years of Photography1989
• M6 Columbo 921992
• M6 Panda1992- 3?
• M6 Royal-Foto Austria1993
• M6J 40th Anniversary Leica M 1994
• M6 Dragon1995
• M6 Historica1995
• M6 Royal Danish Wedding1995
• M6 Gold Thailand1996 the prettiest Leica ?
• M6 Platinum Bruckner1996
• M6 Partner Aktion1996
• M6 Benelux1996
• M6 Ein Stock1996
• M6 Jaguar XK 501998
• M6 TTL Millennium Black Paint2000 black paint returns to the M
• M6 TTL Green Paint 2001 'Millennium Safari' special order
• M6 TTL Dragon 2000 Black Paint 2000
• M6 TTL Black Paint ICS 2000
• M6 TTL LHSA Black Paint 2000
• M6 TTL Black Paint Oresund Bridge 2000
• M6 TTL Japanese Market 2000 Leica script returns on standard camera
• MP 2003 new high level mechanical M
• MP LHSA grey hammertone MP

• M Compact Street Shooterthe collapsed 50/3.5 Elmar is as small as it gets
• Zeiss 15/8 Hologon Who needs $10,000 when you have a hacksaw?
• Leitz 50/2 Summicron Dual Range close-ups to about 19'

Leica Accessories

• Voigtlander VC Meter II wonderful compact LED add on meter for non metered cameras
• Leica M Eye Glasses Scratch Protectors sold out
• Rapidwinder, son of LeicavitCanadian made Trigger Winder better than any Leica factory trigger advance
• Tom Abrahamsson's Leica Uncollectibles
• 1.25x Eyepiece Magnifier wonderful new accessory

Leica Screw Mount 'Barnack Cameras'

• Leica II 35's first system camera of 1932
• Leica IIIc K: wartime camera for cold weather
• Leica IIIf BD ST: the camera that does not exist
• Leitz' First SLR (well, almost)The Writing on the Wall

• Use Leica Screw Mount Lenses on your Leica MScrew mount to M Adapters
• Visoflex 4? Replace your antique Visoflex with a modern SLR
• Use your Visoflex Lenses & Accessories on other SLRswith new adapter

Pre-Leica 35mm Cameras

• 1914 Simplex the first 35mm still camera sold to the public - designed, produced, and sold in New York City!
• 1922 Swiss Sico pretty wooden 35

Leica SLRs

• Nikon F2 R Leica R mount F2

Cosina Voigtlander Cameras, Lenses and Accessories

• Voigtlander 35mm Rangefinder System Overview Amazing innovation, quality, low price
• Voigtlander 35mm Bessa Comparison Chart 1 Voigtlander Bessa L, Bessa R, Bessa T, Bessa R2
• Voigtlander 35mm Bessa Comparison Chart 2 Voigtlander Bessa R2A, R2M, R3A, R3M, R4A, R4M
• Voigtlander Leica Mount Lens Chart all past and current Voigtlander Leica Mount Lenses
• Voigtlander Bessa R2A, R3A AE Exposure cameras
• Voigtlander Bessa R2 Leica M Mount
• Voigtlander Bessa T 101st Heliar Anniversary Set with 50/3.5 Heliar
• Voigtlander Bessa T Profile low priced M mount rangefinder
• Voigtlander Bessa T Intro1st look at prototypes
• Voigtlander T or Voigtlander IIIf ?is the T really a IIIf update?
• Voigtlander Bessa R Rangefinder1st non Leica, M quality finder
• Voigtlander Bessa LTTL Leica Screw Mount Camera
• Voigtlander Screw Mount Lensesadd Bayonet Adapter to Use on Leica M
• Voigtlander 15/4.5 VM Leica M Mount - now rangefinder coupled!
• Voigtlander 15-35 Zoom Multi-Format Viewfinder
• Voigtlander 35/1.2 Aspherical fastest standard production full frame 35mm lens ever!
• Voigtlander 40/1.4 fastest 40mm Leica mount lens ever
• Voigtlander 50/1.1 Knock Your Socks Off Nokton! M Lens
• Voigtlander Accessoriesviewfinders, cases, grips, unique low angle finder
• Voigtlander VC Meter Imeter for non-metered classic cameras
• Voigtlander VC Meter II wonderful compact LED add on meter for non metered cameras
• Voigtlander LH-1 21/25 Shade
• Abrahamsson Rapidwinder MiniSoftRelease improve your shutter release
• Voigtlander Bessa R2S 50/3.5 Heliar S NHS Commemorative in Classic Nikon Rangefinder Mount Nikon Historical Society - Last Production May 2005
• Voigtlander SL 12/5.6 and 15/4.5 Aspherical widest EVER for NRF
• Voigtlander Nikon Rangefinder SC Mount Lens Intro21/4, 25/4, 35/2.5 intro

• Voigtlander Nikon Rangefinder SC Lenses: SC 21/4, SC 25/4, SC 28/3.5, SC 35/2.5, SC 35/1.2 Prototpe, S 50/1.5, S 50/2.5, S 50/3.5, S 85/3.5

• Voigtlander VC Meter IIsmall compact silicon meter with LED readout for Nikon Rangefinders

• Prominent 50mm Lens Adapter rare discontinued adapter to use classic Prominent 50mm rangefinder lenses on classic Nikon Rangefinder or Contax Rangefinder bodies
• Voigtlander Bessaflex TM - 42mm 'Pentax' Screw Mount SLR
• Voigtlander SL SLR Lenses 12/5.6, 15/4.5, 40/2, 58/1.4, 75/2.5, 90/3.5, 125/2.5, 180/4
• Voigtlander SL II SLR Lenses for Nikon, Canon EOS and Pentax 20/3.5, 28/2.8, 40/2, 58/1.4, 90/3.5

New Japanese Leica Screw Mount and M Mount Cameras / Lenses

• Konica 60/1.2 rare and fast Leica screw mount lens
• Yasuhara T981 Leica Screw Mount camera! - 1st production Leica Screw Mount camera with TTL metering
• Phenix JG-50a Yasuhara by any other name

• Kobalux 21/2.8Leica Screw Mount
• Kobalux 28/3.5Leica Screw Mount

Lens Adapters

• Visoflex 4? Replace your antique Visoflex with a modern SLR
• Use your Visoflex Lenses & Accessories on other SLRswith new adapter
• Use Contax RF or Nikon RF Lenses on Leica Bodies with full RF coupling!
• Classic SLR lens Adapters useful, but usually discontinued and hard to find adapters
• Voigtlander Prominent 50mm Lens Adapter to Nikon or Contax Rangefinder

Classic pre-1972 Leica Copies and Lenses

• Canon 7/7s/7sZ:Most Advanced Classic Leica Screw Mount bodies
• NEW Canon VI-L Black
• Canon VT family of innovative rangefinders
• Canon S-II Bridge of past and future
• Leotax D IV Leica CopyMade In Occupied Japan
• Nicca 5L -- Best Small Leica Type Body? Oskar Barnack's ideal camera?
• Nicca Yashica YF Little known Leica Screw Mount copy -- with improvements
• Steinheil Casca II:amazing M3 ancestor?

• Fake Russian 'Leicas'incredible innovation
• Russian 20/5.6 LTM LensSmall, Compact, Great Finder & Price
• From Russia with HumorThere's no telling what awaits in your inbox each morning.

• Nikkor Rigid 50/3.5 Close Focusalmost unknown Nikkor

• Minolta 21/4 SRT lens for your Leica
• Yashica 21/3.3nice forgotten superwide, usable on your Leica

Compact 35's

• Compact 35's of the 70'sOverview

• Konica Hexar AF Modern fast lensed camera in the 70's tradition
• Konica's Gold Hexar Special 120th Anniversary Camera
• Fuji Natura AF with 24/1.9 Lens! fast fixed lens film Point N Shoot!

• Canon G-III 17 advanced well made compact 35
• Konica S3 nice RF/VF and unique flash system
• Minolta 7sIIwell finished, average features for its class
• Olympus Pen D2f/1.9 lens and 72 shots
• Olympus RDhard to find compact RF with fast lens
• Olympus 35 RC, smallest Rangefinder 35 with AE and manual over-ride?
• Olympus 35SPunique dual metering rangefinder
• Olympus XA and XA4: Super Compact full frame 35's
• Petri Color 35 Family outstanding super compact full frame 35 design
• Rollei 35 Family and the 35 SE the last of a great line
• Yashica 35 Electro CC compact RF with great 35/1.8 lens
• Yashica 35GX hard to find RF with parallax correction
• Yashica Lynx 14E Historic AE camera design
• Yashica Lynx 14 metered manual

• Agfa Karat IV forgotten quality folder
• Agfa Ambi Silette the 'Poor Man's Leica'
• Braun Super II World's cutest interchangeable lens 35 mm rangefinder?
• Kodak Retina III Big Cover-rated?
• Kodak Retina IIIS, Surprising, modest cost Rangefinder
• Voigtlander Vitessa L most elegant 50's folder?
• Voigtlander Prominent Strange design, Super Quality leaf shutter 35 Rangefinder
• Voigtlander Prominent 50mm Lens Adapter to Nikon or Contax Rangefinder
• Zeiss Contessa a jewel of a folding 35

American Cameras

• Argus A Gold the Argus Luxus
• Argus A:the 2nd Most Important 35 of all Time
• Argus C-3'Dad Owned a C-3'
• Argus C-33the brick that wanted to be a Leica
• Argus C-4 Geiss Modifiedbest performing Argus rangefinder
• Argus C-44/R worst bayonet mount?
• Bell & Howell Foton, 1948's 6 fps high speed camerafastest mechanical motor drive
• Kodak Bantam Specialprettiest camera ever?

Voigtlander Binoculars Serial Numbers Chart

35mm SLRs

• Aperture Priority AE with any Pentax Screw Mount 42mm Lens

• Cosina C1s -- compact lightweight mechanical Pentax K mount
• Canon F1 High Speed 9 fps Pellicle for the 1972 Munich Olympics
• Canon T90The Best Canon Ever??
• Konica Auto-Reflexhistoric half & full frame AE exposure SLR
• Mamiya XTL advanced forgotten SLR
• Miranda Orion historic Japanese SLR and rarest Miranda
• Minolta SR-2Minolta's 1st SLR
• Olympus OM-1 GOLD
• Olympus Mystery Polaroid BackWho made it?
• Pentax Original Landmark 1957 35 mm SLR design
• Pentax Asahiflex H2my favorite Asahiflex
• Pentax Spotmatic IIahard to find outside the US
• Rollei 2000 / 3003 unheralded huge System 35
• Voigtlander Bessamatic TM - new 42mm 'Pentax' Screw Mount SLR
• Zeiss Voigtlander Icarex S 'Pro'in 42mm 'Pentax' Screw Mount
• Zunow innovative Japanese lens companyAdvanced 35 SLR and Super Fast Lenses

Exakta: inventor of the modern 35 SLR

• Exa OriginalExakta's smart marketing little brother
• Exakta 500: last and best Exa
• Exakta 66 KriegsmarineRarest Military Exakta?
• Strangest Exakta Finder?Upside down Exakta
• 36-82/2.8 Zoomar 35's 1st Zoom lens
• 40/2.8 Kilfitt Makro-Kilar1955's first 35mm SLR Macro Lens
• 60/1.5 Carl Meyer Speed-Anastigmat

Classic and Unusual 35mm Lenses

• Lomography Petzval 85mm f/2.2 new production Portrait lens - CameraQuest is a Lomography USA Art Lens Distributor
• Enna 85-250/4 Zoomrare, very well made zoom
• Kilfitt and Zoomar Lenses:Great Independent Lens Line
• Questar 700/8 Super sharp mirror lens
• Vivitar Gold 50th Anniversary Lensesonly 50 matched and numbered sets
• Zeiss 180/2.8 Sonnarpost war SLR version
• Zoomar 180/1.3 Fastest longer than 100 glass lens?

Submini: half-frame and smaller

• Ducati: Italian half frame 'mini Leica'
• Olympus Pen D2f/1.9 lens and 72 shots
• Olympus Pen F/FThalf frame SLR system
• Olympus Gastro Camera: Going where no Camera had gone before
• Pentax 110 SLRs the smallest TTL SLR's ever made & 110's largest camera system
• Robot 1:Amazing 1934 Motorized 35
• Tessina GoldAmazing 35mm twin lens reflex

120 and Larger Format

• Bronica Dvastly under-rated landmark 2 1/4 SLR
• Bronica S the D's simplified successor
• Bronica EC-TLlast of the line
• Bronica ECa great buy in medium format SLRs
• Bronica 180/2.5 Nikkorfast telephoto from Nikon Rangefinder system
• Hasselblad SWC Low Angle Finder by Voigtlander
• Rolleiflex 2.8 GX Royal Urushi -- last of the line
• Zoomar 170-320/4 ZoomRare Medium Format Zoom

• Combat Graphic 4x5 1942 GI Combat proven touch
• Dallmeyer 1000/8large format Tele
• Ernemann Klapp Tropical rare and beautiful 1904 Tropical camera
• Goerz Hypergon Legendary Super Wide Lens
• Linhof 4x5 TechnikasIf Leica built a 4x5, this would be it
• Linhof Technika Vs Speed Graphic:Both is better
• Linhof Technika V 5x7 with more features, a better 4x5 Tech than the 4x5 Tech?
• Speed Graphic Nude:What's underneath their clothes?
• Super Graphic: Best Buy in 4x5 Field Cameras
• Super Graphic Conversion to Technical Camera
• Voigtlander 80/2.3 Portrait Lens What Was It Made For?
• Voigtlander 80/2.3 Portrait Lens What Was It Made For?

Digital Cameras - OK, its a small section, but I'm not all that sure digital will last ...

• Fuji Big Job- specialized for tough construction site use

Collector's and User's Groups

• Cosina Voigtlander Users Group CVUG innovative new Cosina Voigtlander products
• Leica Users and Collectors Leica User Collector Mailing List (LUC)
• Rangefinders: Rangefinder All Format User and Collector's Mailing List
• SLRs: Manual Focus SLR User and Collector's Mailing List
• Early 35's -- Pre W.W. II 35mm Cameras Early 35mm History
• Camera Show FAQ What's a Camera Show? Ebay without the computer
• Southern California Camera Shows visit Los Angeles and buy cameras too!
• Nikon Historical Society -- become a member
• Zeiss Historica Society -- become a member

On Photography

• Combat Photography Experiencesfour wars, too many bullets
• Lens Tester's Anonymous-- Improving by Consuming
• 'Pecker': A must see Movie for Photogs

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