Howdy, APUG!
As I've acquired a few more Auto Rikenons to use on my Ricoh Singlex TLS, I had noticed a small range of serial numbers amid my search pertaining to certain lenses and it interested me to perhaps find out how many were made, etc. I searched on the net for awhile, but couldn't find anything conclusive with regards to serial number sequences for Auto Rikenon M42 lenses or Ricoh cameras. I know Ricoh lenses at this time were also labeled under different names, such as Sears, but I'm primarily curious if anyone knows or where I could find (if they exist) Auto Rikenon lens serial number sequences. There's a super great one for NIKON (http://www.photosynthesis.co.nz/nikon/serialno.html) and I'm hoping someone may know of one for Ricoh.
Thanks, APUG!
-Paul
As I've acquired a few more Auto Rikenons to use on my Ricoh Singlex TLS, I had noticed a small range of serial numbers amid my search pertaining to certain lenses and it interested me to perhaps find out how many were made, etc. I searched on the net for awhile, but couldn't find anything conclusive with regards to serial number sequences for Auto Rikenon M42 lenses or Ricoh cameras. I know Ricoh lenses at this time were also labeled under different names, such as Sears, but I'm primarily curious if anyone knows or where I could find (if they exist) Auto Rikenon lens serial number sequences. There's a super great one for NIKON (http://www.photosynthesis.co.nz/nikon/serialno.html) and I'm hoping someone may know of one for Ricoh.
Thanks, APUG!
-Paul