32 rows Feb 04, 2012 Carl Zeiss Oberkochen. Part of the serial number sequence of lenses made by Zeiss after World War II at Oberkochen/ West Germany.
The serial number of a Zeiss Triotar 7.5cm f/4.5 fitted in this Art Deco Rolleicord image by Dirk HR Spennemann(Image rights) |
Carl Zeiss Jena
Part of the serial number sequence of lenses made by Carl Zeiss Jena [1]
Serial nº | Year |
137,418-200,520 | 1912 |
208,473-249,350 | 1913 |
249,886-282,739 | 1914 |
282,800-284,500 | 1915 |
285,200-288,100 | 1916 |
289,087-298,157 | 1917 |
298,215-322,748 | 1918 |
322,799-351,611 | 1919 |
375,194-419,823 | 1920 |
433,273-438,361 | 1921 |
422,899-498,006 | 1922 |
561,270-578,297 | 1923 |
578,297–631,501 | 1924 |
631,500-648,500 | 1925 |
666,790-703,198 | 1926 |
722,196-798,251 | 1927 |
903,100-908,150 | 1928 |
919,794-1,016,885 | 1929 |
922,488-1,239,697 | 1930 |
1,239,699-1,365,582 | 1931 |
1,364,483-1,389,279 | 1932 |
1,436,671-1,456,003 | 1933 |
1,500,474-1,590,000 | 1934 |
1,615,764-1,752,303 | 1935 |
1,674,882-1,942,806 | 1936 |
1,930,150-2,219,775 | 1937 |
2,267,991-2,527,984 | 1938 |
2,527,999-2,651,211 | 1939 |
2,652,000-c2,678,000 | 1940 |
2,678,326-2,790,346 | 1941 |
2,800,000- ? | 1942 |
Post-War Production
3,000,000-3,200,000 | 1945-1949 |
3,200,000-3,470,000 | 1949-1952 |
3,470,000-4,000,000 | 1952-1955 |
4,000,000-5,000,000 | 1955-1958 |
5,000,000-6,000,000 | 1958-1961 |
6,000,000-6,000,000 | 1961-1964 |
7,000,000-8,000,000 | 1964-1967 |
8,000,000-9,000,000 | 1967-1970 |
9,000,000-10,000,000 | 1970-1975 |
Carl Zeiss Oberkochen
- Non-folding cameras Zeiss Ikon Kolibri 523/18. The 1930 Zeiss Ikon Kolibri was quite a unique camera, and certainly unusual for its time, when amateur photography was still dominated by box and vest pocket cameras (see my non-Retina Kodak page for examples). This camera belongs to the latter category, but instead of a folding mechanism it has a.
- Aug 28, 2019 The serial numbers don't quite line up on the chart for Carl Zeiss Jena lenses for 1938, but I think that may be a bit of a typo. However going by the chart and making an assumption on my part, I would say it looks like the date of manufacture might be approximately 1938 +/- a year or two. The camera maybe older than I thought.
Part of the serial number sequence of lenses made by Zeiss after World War II at Oberkochen/ West Germany [1]
Serial nº | Year |
10,000-500,000 | 1946-1951 |
500,000-1,100,000 | 1951-1953 |
1,100,000-2,600,000 | 1953-1959 |
2,600,000-3,000,000 | 1959-1961 |
3,000,000-4,000,000 | 1961-1965 |
4,000,000-5,000,000 | 1965-1969 |
5,000,000-6,000,000 | 1969-1971 |
6,000,000-7.300,000 | 1971-1975 |
Notes
- ↑ 1.01.1Wilkinson, M, and C Glanfield. 2001. A Lens Collector's Vade Mecum, CD-rom Version 3F. Edited by A. N. Wright. Cornwall, UK: David Matthews Associates. Chapter 7, Page 99-101.
Retrieved from 'http://camera-wiki.org/index.php?title=Carl_Zeiss_serial_numbers&oldid=123651'
Keep in mind the 'one letter five numbers' code was used for all Zeiss-Ikon cameras (not only for Contax) so these codes do not indicate total Contax production.
T 1931/32
V 1933/34
Y 1934/35
A 1936
An extra letter, before or after the serial block letter, indicates the camera was sent back to the camera for repair.Contax I's WITHOUT a 2nd repair letter code are very hard to find!
Serial Numbers for Contax II e III
A 1936
C 10001 - 15000 1936
D 1937
F 41001 - 46000 1937
G 1938
K 1939
Zeiss Opton Serial Number
M 1940/41
O 1943
The production of Contax II ended with O 65500 in 1943
Zeiss Serial Number Lookup
Hubert Nerwin At The Zeiss Historical Society
Contessa 35 | Camerapedia | Fandom