S u p e r - T a k u m a r 1 : 1.8 / 55 early M o d e l II
Produced 1965 to October 1967. Serial Numbers 1369xxx - 2158xxx. AOCo Product No. 37100. May 2023.
Produced 1965 to October 1967. Serial Numbers 1369xxx - 2158xxx. AOCo Product No. 37100. May 2023.
(Research Note: Since 2010 I have seen 0.74% (1816 copies) of the total estimated 246,000 copies made.)
INTRODUCTION
DESCRIPTION
VARIATION
NOTES
- This is the second Super-Takumar model to have a Product number inscribed on the back of the aperture switch (from approximately SN 1718458.)
LENS PRODUCTION (∑ lenses) ∑n = 1816 Serial Numbers observed in 223 Batches covering 215,748 SN min. < ∑ lenses < 276,398 SN max.
SN min. = accumulated total of serial numbers observed within 223 batches
SN max. = accumulated total of serial numbers observed between adjacent batches of other lenses.
Letter font is "oval", cursive with open "4". The serial number is after the lense's name; and no comma follows the makers name.
Aperture ring has coarse knurling and the formula is generally A=9/10;
Focus ring formula F=9/12 dominates after SN1570000 ▼ gradually replacing all F=10/12 at the start ▲.
▼ ▼ 37100 product marking starts (1966)
SN min. = accumulated total of serial numbers observed within 223 batches
SN max. = accumulated total of serial numbers observed between adjacent batches of other lenses.
Letter font is "oval", cursive with open "4". The serial number is after the lense's name; and no comma follows the makers name.
Aperture ring has coarse knurling and the formula is generally A=9/10;
Focus ring formula F=9/12 dominates after SN1570000 ▼ gradually replacing all F=10/12 at the start ▲.
▼ ▼ 37100 product marking starts (1966)
▼ 1369286 (1/ 1) 1369441 (1/ 1) 1370775 (1/ 1) 1371420 to 1374581 (24/ 3161) 1395171 to 1395592 (5/ 421) 1396257 to 1396991 (6/ 734) 1402514 to 1403480 (10/ 966) 345-5 SN ends 1403819 to 1404596 (7/ 777) 1405687 to 1406491 (6/ 804) 1407188 to 1410147 (25/ 2959) 1410889 to 1411849 (15/ 960) 1413802 to 1416092 (14/ 2290) 1426628 to 1427051 (4/ 423) 1427134 to 1428252 (13/ 1118) 1429786 to 1431527 (16/ 1741) 1433086 (1/ 1) 1433193 (1/ 1) 1434135 (1/ 1) 1434186 (1/ 1) 1434250 (1/ 1) 1434288 (1/ 1) 1435639 (1/ 1) 1435655 to 1435703 (3/ 48) 1435791 (1/ 1) 1435950 (1/ 1) 1437167 (1/ 1) 1437290 to 1437293 (2/ 3) 1437429 (1/ 1) 1437486 to 1437502 (2/ 16) 1437856 (1/ 1) 1438386 (1/ 1) 1438456 (1/ 1) 1438510 (1/ 1) 1438559 (1/ 1) 1438608 (1/ 1) 1438804 (1/ 1) 1438952 (1/ 1) 1438962 (1/ 1) 1439232 (1/ 1) 1439347 (1/ 1) 1439538 (1/ 1) 1439639 to 1439828 (2/ 189) 1439946 (1/ 1) 1440027 (1/ 1) 1440180 (1/ 1) 1440225 (1/ 1) 1440333 (1/ 1) 1440442 (1/ 1) 1440526 (1/ 1) 1450863 to 1450903 (2/ 67) 1451049 to 1452672 (14/ 1623) 1453017 to 1453187 (2/ 170) 1463556 to 1469157 (53/ 5601) 1470563 to 1471285 (11/ 722) 1472093 to 1475823 (18/ 3730) 1496433 to 1498879 (15/ 2446) 1499249 to 1504212 (46/ 4963) 1502519 1504951 to 1505910 (7/ 959) 1507329 to 1509835 (26/ 2506) 1510227 to 1511129 (7/ 902) 1511329 (1/ 1) 1531329 to 1534604 (21/ 3275) 1535641 (1/ 1) 1536671 to 1536685 (3/ 14) 1543614 (1/ 1) 1545459 to 1547487 (12/ 2028) 1547704 to 1548600 (11/ 896) 1558763 to 1560414 (17/ 1651) 1562125 to 1571858 (62/ 9727) ▲ 1592222 to 1592926 (7/ 704) 1595072 to 1597961 (18/ 2889) 1598105 to 1598569 (3/ 464) 1602489 to 1602521 (2/ 32) 1613634 (1/ 1) |
Serial Numbers in 223 Batches
(n /SN range) Collection 1614383 to 1615933 (11/ 1550) 1616381 to 1617608 (4/ 1227) 1617929 to 1618687 (6/ 758) 1620457 to 1621279 (8/ 822) 1621874 to 1622173 (8/ 299) 1622807 to 1626112 (21/ 3305) 1626451 to 1626576 (4/ 125) 1627716 to 1628132 (6/ 416) 1628907 to 1628997 (3/ 90) 1630898 to 1637975 (42/ 7077) 1639178 to 1640752 (15/ 1574) 1641475 to 1642841 (10/ 1366) 1643045 to 1643257 (3/ 212) 1643847 to 1644963 (14/ 1116) 1645448 to 1645502 (2/ 54) 1652900 (1/ 1) 1665573 to 1665908 (2/ 335) 1669047 to 1669541 (5/ 494) 1671210 to 1681001 (73/ 9791) 1691125 to 1693125 (18/ 2000) 1693745 to 1695532 (16/ 1787) 1698645 to 1699433 (9/ 788) 1699774 to 1704785 (43/ 5011) 1705975 to 1706458 (5/ 483) 1716976 (1/ 1) 1717300 to 1718458 *(18/1158) ▼ ▼ 1718634 to 1722502* (28/ 3868) *Marked 37100 1756214 to 1756648 (5/ 434) 1757593 to 1761416 (24/ 3823) 1761652 to 1762079 (2/ 427) 1762363 to 1762752 (4/ 389) 1763214 to 1763707 (5/ 493) 1765317 (1/ 1) 1766604 to 1766962 (5/ 358) 1767544 to 1767854 (2/ 310) 1769782 to 1770761 (10/ 979) 1772011 to 1773941 (17/ 1930) 1775022 to 1775864 (10/ 842) 1776997 to 1777516 (8/ 519) 1778092 to 1778851 (4/ 759) 1789047 (1/ 1) 1789096 (1/ 1) 1789252 (1/ 1) 1789541 to 1789614 (2/ 73) 1789704 (1/ 1) 1789840 (1/ 1) 1790297 to 1794123 (36/ 3826) 1794395 to 1795656 (11/ 1261) 1796266 to 1797313 (9/ 1047) 1797406 to 1797806 (7/ 400) 1798456 to 1799582 (7 /1126) 1799917 to 1800386 (4/ 469) 1800895 to 1800965 (2/ 70) 1801764 to 1802810 (10/ 1046) 1803724 to 1804005 (6/ 281) 1804280 to 1805989 (14/ 1709) 1807120 to 1807288 (3/ 168) 1807428 to 1809474 (17/ 2046) 1811299 to 1811577 (3/ 278) 1812915 to 1817801 (40/ 4886) 1818276 to 1818509 (2/ 233) 1818777 to 1818841 (3/ 64) 1819298 (1/1) 1819982 (1/ 1) 1821158 to 1822782 (13/ 1624) 1823705 to 1823807 (3/ 102) 1824520 to 1826083 (16/ 1563) 1846480 to 1852048 (51/ 5568) 1852387 to 1852504 (4/ 117) 1852813 to 1853584 (4/ 771) 1854183 to 1854241 (2/ 58) 1862230 (1/ 1) 1864923 to 1864929 (2/ 6) 1865678 to 1867053 (6/ 1375) |
1870750 to 1871441 (12/ 691) 1872320 to 1874554 (19/ 2234) 1884970 to 1886376 (8/ 1406) 1888513 to 1888729 (2/ 216) 1889365 (1/ 1) 1890252 to 1890670 (4/ 418) 1890694 to 1891110 (4/ 416) 1891182 (1/ 1) 1911400 to 1911981 (10/ 581) 1912227 to 1913455 (11/ 1228) 1915070 (1/ 1) 1923463 (1/ 1) 1923639 to 1923929 (5/ 290) 1924470 to 1925111 (6/ 641) 1926341 to 1926808 (5/ 467) 1927628 to 1927669 (2/ 41) 1928369 to 1938061 (72/ 9692) 1968226 to 1968579 (2/ 353) 1969722 to 1970462 (5/ 740) 1971699 to 1973007 (13/ 1308) 1973311 to 1975710 (21/ 2399) 1975916 to 1977507 (12/ 1591) 1978484 (1/ 1) 1987622 (1/ 1) 1988687 to 1988818 (6/ 131) 1989052 to 1989740 (5/ 517) 1993105 to (1/ 1) 1993465 to 1993467 (2/ 2) 1994451 to 1994689 (2/ 238) 1994886 (1/ 1) 1994956 to 1996130 (6/ 1174) 2006200 to 2006592 (4/ 392) 2007269 to 2007492 (2/ 223) 2008637 to 2008643 (2/ 6) 2009109 (1/ 1) 2009675 to 2013139 (22/ 3464) 2033344 to 2035893 (19/ 2549) 2036181 (1/ 1) 2036734 (1/ 1) 2036835 (1/ 1) 2036895 (1/ 1) 2037123 to 2037187 (2/ 64) 2037372 (1/ 1) 2037419 (1/ 1) 2037694 (1/ 1) 2038188 to 2041129 (27/ 2941) 2041666 to 2042168 (5/ 502) 2042816 2043064 (4/ 248) 2043959 to 2044081 (3/ 122) 2044515 to 2045916 (10/ 1401) 2046190 to 2047080 (9/ 890) 2067239 to 2070152 (19/ 2913) 2071202 to 2071897 (10/ 695) 2073139 to 2073684 (7/ 545) 2084793 (1/ 1) 2086352 to 2087671 (13/ 1319) 2090487 to 2097407 (39/ 6920) 2097608 to 2100074 (21/ 2659) 2110534 to 2112916 (24/ 2382) 2118253 to 2118513 (4/ 260) 2119035 to 2119061 (2/ 26) 2121927 to 2122598 (10/ 671) 2123288 to 2123354 (2/ 66) 2123738 to 2125156 (15/ 1418) 2135170 to 2135651 (7/ 481) 37101 SN starts 2136095 (1/ 1) 2136935 to 2140586 (21/ 3898) 2140836 to 2141476 (4/ 640) 2142360 to 2142384 (2/ 14) 2143036 (1/ 1) 2153751 to 2155361 (11/ 1610) 2154948 2156107 to 2156539 (2/ 432) 2157205 (1/ 1) 2157422 (1/ 1) 2158518 to 2158584 (2/ 66) |