Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/05/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]How rare are these? Camerawest has two of them for sale at the moment. Jeff M ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Biava" <leicam4pro@yahoo.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 1:54 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] An elusive Gray IIIc K > See if anyone at the Leica Hisorical Society will give you an honest > appraisal. > > vick.ko@sympatico.ca wrote: The sad thing is that I bet no-one at Leica > (Solms, NJ, wherever) would be interested. > > But there would be a bunch of collectors that would be interested, as well > as dealers, e.g. Sean Cranor at www.camerawest.com, Jim Lager, Rich Pinto, > Tamarkin, etc. > > Or put it up on *bay. > > Vick > >> >> From: Michael Eric Berube > >> Date: 2007/05/17 Thu AM 11:57:28 EDT >> To: lug@leica-users.org >> Subject: [Leica] An elusive Gray IIIc K >> >> So the other day a fellow comes into the camera shop that I work at PT a >> few days a week and he is carrying an old Leica. As I'm 'the Leica guy' >> in the shop, everyone points him to me > > ..... > > >> Basically, it was just a joy to handle such a piece of history that is >> so well preserved. The gentleman has assured me that he has the best of >> intentions of not taking advantage of the owner and will be paying his >> elderly friend a fair price and wishes to preserve the camera for >> collectible purposes, not to just turn it over for a quick profit. I've >> suggested that he contact someone at Leica to see if they would be >> interested in photographing it for their historical collection (if they >> keep such a thing) and maybe having a complete CLA done and the leather >> reattached without harming its value. Anyone know who it would be best >> to contact at Leica for something like that? >> >> >> Carpe lumen, >> Michael Eric Berube >> GoodPhotos.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > "Cynic, n. a blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as > they are, not as they ought to be." --Ambrose Bierce > > --------------------------------- > Looking for a deal? Find great prices on flights and hotels with Yahoo! > FareChase. > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information