Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]rp, Dummies are just shells. I assume the original purpose was for display. The reason people pay for them is rarity--they are collectors items. Nathan RP Johnson wrote: > A recent ebay auction item reminded me of a question I have been meaning to > ask. This ebay auction was for an M4-P dummy. The bids were almost as high > for a "real" M4-P. > > What exactly are Leica dummies? Are they "real" items that are somehow made > nonfunctional? What was their purpose? And last, but not least, why would > anyone want one? If just for display, it would seem to be just as cheap to > buy a camera (or lens) and just display it. > > Thanks, > > rp johnson - -- Nathan Wajsman Overijse, Belgium General photo site: http://belgiangator.tripod.com/ Belgium photo site: http://members.xoom.com/wajsman/ Motorcycle site: http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/1704/