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This is the second version of the Leitz 9cm f/4 Elmar, slimmer than the thick 1931 original and made in Leica screw thread from 1933 to 1953 under fewer than 107,480 serial numbers. Four elements in three groups, an A36 filter mount, a knurled focusing barrel and about 250g. Early production wore black paint with bright nickel or chrome trim before Leitz moved to all-chrome barrels after the war, so black finish examples belong to the earlier years and are far less often seen.