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The original Elmarit 28mm f/2.8 of 1965, order number 11801, is the nine-element, six-group design that preceded every later 28mm Elmarit, built at both Wetzlar and Midland in Ontario; Canadian barrels carry the LEITZ CANADA engraving. Its rear group projects deep into the body, so it will not clear the metering arm of the M5 and later metered bodies. Series VII or E48 filters, a ten-blade diaphragm, 0.7m focus and about 225g. Leitz records list only 3,200 serial numbers against the first-version batches.