Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Last Friday John Shick wrote: "I picked up a very reasonable looking M4 at Hunt's in Melrose a few months ago... The best way is to find on not working too well and know a very good and inexpensive local Leica man." Uh, John... Is your "very good and inexpensive Leica man" in the Boston area, perchance? And, speaking of Hunt's...the best Leica deal I ever made was from them. It was around 1984 and I was sold a beautiful M2 (complete with an old collapsible 50mm Summicron) for $400. It was so inexpensive because a) it was "only" an M2...not a fabled M3, and, b) the bottom plate was scuffed and engraved with the name of the original dealer in Stuttgart. Frankly, I thought the engraving was really cool! Besides, the rest of the camera was near mint. The lens focusing helical was a little sticky, but...what the heck...it was essentially a "freebie" anyway. Craig Boston