Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/10/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Oct 9, 2008, at 10:47 AM, Leonard Taupier wrote: > My biggest regret was selling my Noctilux me too...I used to own two, amazingly, I only used one at a time...so I sold the mint newer one.... dumb... I wish I had kept it...it's worth a fortune now... Steve > (traded at my local dealer) after I bought my M8 and struggled with > back focus issues. I thought about it all night afterwards and went > back in the morning and bought it back for the trade in price. I > wasn't about to let a little thing like back focus deny me the joy > of using this wonderful tool. I then spent the next 8 hours > adjusting my M8 rangefinder and testing every lens I owned after > each adjustment to make sure everything was still good. It messed up > the focus of my 135mm APO and 90mm AA but I didn't care. After a > year I finally sent the lens to DAG for adjustment and realigned the > M8 back to nominal. > > After that I regret selling my Hassy 500C and 3 lenses. > Then my 1st Rollei T. > > I eventually replaced the Hassy and Rollei years later. > > Now I don't sell anything. It's too stressful. > > Len > > > > On Oct 9, 2008, at 8:28 AM, Vick Ko wrote: > >> What's the shortest record for Leica Sellers Regret? >> >> Me - sold M8 last week. Was negotiating purchase of RD1 yesterday >> night. >> Very very glad this morning that it fell through. >> >> Still no loaded cameras in the house; three propacks of 220 Fuji >> film sitting in the fridge saying "use me"! >> >> Hasselblad E24 back, sitting ready, waiting and willing. >> >> >> ....Vick >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information