Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/04/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Kim Sherman wrote: > > Hi folks, > > I'm looking at purchasing a chrome M-4 (my first M body--I currently have a > CL w/40mm and 90mm lenses) , serial #1192020 from Ken Hansen photo. Ken's > asking $1050 for it, and it's in Exc+ (his grading) shape. I have the > camera in-hand, and there are very few rub marks (some around the strap > lugs, but no big deal); a small piece of leather is chipped off on the back > just above the film dial. The film advancement is louder than that of my > husband's M2-R, and it's not as smooth. Ken tells me it would cost about > $100 to have the camera overhauled completely and about $120 to have the > leather replaced on the full body. Given the fact most M4s I've found are Kim, I just had an M4 that had been sitting around for over 20yrs overhauled by John Van Stelten for $150. The slow shutter speed was sticky and the advance was a bit rough and the viewfinder was a bit cloudy. Now it is functioning impeccably. If the missing vulcanite is indeed small, I would just fill it with a bit black wax or gutta percha. Or, an alternative would be to get another M model, e.g. M4-2 or M4P (which has the 28mm finder lines). For $1200 you should be able to get a "minty" user. Henry