Leitz 50mm f2.8 Elmar LTM Lens Condition: Mint

Leitz 50mm f2.8 Elmar in Mint Condition
 
(10% discount off this lens when bought with a Leica IIIg from FilmFurbish - refunded after checkout)
 
About this lens:
A beautiful lens in near excellent condition, the lens The lens is bright and clear without any scratches or fungus/haze. This is a rarity in the Leitz LTM world.  Comes with a metal Leica lenscap and body cap.
 
Serial Number: 1633190
Year of Manufacture: 1958
15 blade lens with 4 elements in 3 groups.

 
About the Leica 35mm f3.5 Summaron
 
The 1950s LEICA ELMAR 50mm f/2.8 works just fine on today's latest cameras, like the M9 and M7. It is a superb lens
 
 
The LEICA ELMAR 50mm f/2.8 also has a perfectly circular 15-blade diaphragm that works just like your eye; it never opens like a hexagon. This ELMAR 50mm f/2.8 is optimized for daylight use. It isn't as sharp at larger apertures. This ELMAR focuses to 1 meter (3.3 feet) and is hewn from solid brass.
 
Leica spruced up the 37-year old design in 1957 and added almost a stop of speed, thus creating this 50mm f/2.8 LEICA ELMAR.
 
Earliest versions had only one distance scale; the sample shown here from 1963 has both feet and meters. Leica made about 27,000 screw-mount lenses.