Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/09/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]How about: 1) advertise it on the For Sale Fridays here, either for sale or trade 2) sell the entire thing on ebay, using a reasonable reserve 3) any familiy members interested in it? .... good luck, Vick CHRISTIAN HUEBER ESQ. wrote: >My father cleaned out his closet a few years ago and gave me his R-5, No. >1762567 with a Vario-Elmar 35-70 zoom lense, No. 3319820 and a Vario Elmar >70-210 zoom lense, No. 3372147. This also includes the caps, various >filters, original instruction books, camera case and a fitted leather carry >case etc. > >The entire kit of bits is 'like-new' as he bought it on a whim but never >liked it as much as his M series Cameras and therefore never used it. I have >never outgrown the screw mount cameras and rare lenses that he gave me when >I was 14. Therefore this camera has now been sitting in my closet for 3 >years. I have never taken a photograph with it as, compared with my >screwmount cameras, it just seems too big to carry around. For those of you >who will tell me to use it, you are right, but time has proven that I will >always pick up the smaller lighter camera. > >I only consider selling this camera from time to time because it seems a >waste to have it sitting and I could invest that money in more odd >screwmount bits. > >What to do? I do not want to break-up the original set and sell the bits on >E-Bay. Camera dealers will really not give me much as it was never the most >popular Leica. Any thoughts would be most appreciated, otherwise it will >stay in the closet until it becomes a true museum peice. > >Many thanks, Christian Hueber > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html