Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/12/07

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Subject: [Leica] More than most 50/2's
From: frank.dernie at btinternet.com (FRANK DERNIE)
Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2011 11:58:03 +0000 (GMT)
References: <CAO-xSJjgYSfbr-7QoOgA7s399kavmgpPU4Jg673b=H_R=YzKOw@mail.gmail.com> <CB4B2020-3C63-4275-AC2D-04CF29AD240C@archiphoto.com> <4EDF4EE9.5040005@gmx.de>

At the recent Tamarkin auction a black Leica (original) MP sold for $72,985 
and a 50mm f1.2 Noctilux with hood sold for over $20,000 so maybe collecting 
cameras has not been such a bad idea after all...
FD



>________________________________
> From: Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp at gmx.de>
>To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> 
>Sent: Wednesday, 7 December 2011, 11:32
>Subject: Re: [Leica] More than most 50/2's
> 
>Funny,
>
>I've heard all sorts of negative things about SH Photo, 
>but I've never had any problems with them.
>
>I just bought a s/h battery grip for a Canon DSLR from 
>him - decently priced and next day delivery from 
>Nuremberg to Hannover.
>
>No problems at all, the article is actually better than 
>described.
>
>Cheers
>Douglas
>
>On 07.12.2011 05:37, Henning Wulff wrote:
>> Yes, I've had dinner with the owner once. Quite a fellow, but not one I 
>> would deal with.
>>
>>
>> On 2011-12-06, at 7:05 PM, Jan Decher wrote:
>>
>>> Fully agree.? SH Photo Nurnberg is the "illusions of grandeur" dealer par
>>> excellence in Germany.
>>> Just ignore them.
>>> Jan
>>>
>>> From: "philippe.amard"<philippe.amard at sfr.fr>
>>> When I first read the figures, and being a European used to the metric
>>> system, the price looked cool.
>>> Now I pity the guy who would pay this amount for that ...
>>> Philippe
>>>
>>> Le 6 d?c. 11 ? 19:39, J. Newell a ?crit :
>>> Hmmm, for that price, and given the claim of prototype status, would I 
>>> not
>>> reasonably expect more pictures, including a clear picture of the front
>>> ring?
>>> John Newell
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: " Henning Wulff"<henningw at archiphoto.com>
>>> http://tinyurl.com/7t5m8ds
>>> Henning Wulff
>>>
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>>
>> Henning Wulff
>> henningw at archiphoto.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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