Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/01/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi, >>> I would not dare to say that a M2, 3, 4 is more reliable than a >>> recent M6 because most users nowadays can't tell how much fixing the >>> camera needed after it came right of the factory. >> >>None or damn little, which is why Leica has the reputation it does. it >>certainly wasn't founded on the cameras built after the M4. >An easy check: the top screw holding the lens-mount is covered with a wax >when it leaves the factory. If the camera needs any sort of serious >service, this will be broken. Leica service centers replace the wax with a >different seal on it; other repair shops do not replace it at all. > >I work a LOT of shows: an M2, 3, or 4 with an unbroken seal is a rare item, >indeed, and brings a hefty premium in the collector's market. > >Marc > >msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 >Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir! > > What would be the minimum going price if one has a M4 in near mint condition with an unbroken seal and still bearing an "L" on it? Dan Khong