Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Robert Beaudoin <bussbearm@cedep.com> writes: > So I was thinking about garage sales last night and wondering, has any >lugger ever come across a true Leica bargain at such sales? I don t know >about all luggers, but I d be one interested to read about great finds at >yard sales on the LUG. I got my M3 and dual range Summicron (sans goggles) at a garage sale. The camera and lens are definitely in user condition, but at $375, I'd say I got a bargain. This was in 1993 if I remember correctly. At the time that was a huge amount of money to me (it is still not chump change), but I could not miss out on a deal like that. I had to have DAG clean out the rangefinder for it to work properly, but otherwise the camera works fine. At the same sale there was also a IIIf (I think) with a lens or two and a variety of non-Leica photographic equipment. I sure wish I had more to spend at the time. At an estate sale I happened across an empty Leica everready case that was sitting amongst various 16mm film equipment. I can only imagine what I missed. Michael Bell MBell@mail.utexas.edu