Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/03/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Where can I find those stores? I am still new to NYC and really only know Adorama and B&H... Juno On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 10:44 AM, Lawrence Zeitlin <lrzeitlin at gmail.com>wrote: > Frank Dernie is right. You can get into the Leica system for the price of a > digital Canon Rebel. But you have to forget about appearances. A stroll > through the NYC camera stores revealed that you can buy a functional M > body, > either a M2, M3, or M4 for less than $500. Sure the vulcanite may be > chipped > and there may be small dents and scratches on the body but, what the hell, > its a user, isn't it? A first or second generation 50 mm Summicron, a 35 mm > Summaron, and a 90 mm Elmar will collectively set you back another $500. Or > you can go even cheaper, and some say better, by picking up Canon lens > equivalents. A few years back, I bought a Leica IIIc in good working > condition from a NYC pawn shop for $150. It even came with a nice f3.5 50 > mm > Elmar. I got viewfinders and brass Leica cartridges out of camera store > junk > boxes for the price of a couple of Big Macs. Treasure hunting through old > well established camera stores and photo district pawn shops is fun. You > never know what you will discover. It's easier to find good, functional > Leica gear than it is to locate the Holy Grail or the Ark of the Covenant. > But, remember, if you buy into the old Leica system, you have to use film. > Larry Z > - - - - > > I just wish all the collectibles would flood the market one day instead > > of sitting in vaults. Maybe it could bring the price of Leica products > > down far enough that people who have wanted to get into the system could > > actually afford to do so. > > > Phil Forrest > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >