[Leica] Fwd: Own Jackie Kennedy's Leicaflex
Howard L Ritter Jr
hlritter at twc.com
Fri Jul 22 10:30:13 PDT 2016
Oops! Didn’t look beyond the “2.8”. There probably never was an Elmarit-R 50, was there?
Face approximately Leica-dot red…
—howard
> On Jul 22, 2016, at 1:11 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:
>
> Howard, from the photo, the Elmarit is a 28mm.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
> On 7/22/2016 12:07 PM, Howard L Ritter Jr wrote:
>> I stand corrected. I don’t know why both general searches and a search of the seller’s offerings didn’t turn it up for me.
>>
>> And the f/2.8 lens is an Elmarit-R.
>>
>> Thanks, Sonny!
>>
>> —howard
>>
>>
>>> On Jul 22, 2016, at 11:03 AM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> it is there
>>>
>>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/Jacqueline-Kennedy-Personally-Owned-and-Used-Leicaflex-Camera-1960s-/391467562949?hash=item5b2548f7c5:g:Ql0AAOSwR5dXSGZU&afsrc=1&rmvSB=true
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jul 22, 2016 at 10:01 AM, Howard L Ritter Jr <hlritter at twc.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Out of curiosity, I just did a search on eBay. I used multiple search
>>>> terms as well as searching the alleged seller’s current offerings. I found
>>>> no evidence of any current or recent eBay listing for any camera associated
>>>> with Jackie Kennedy.
>>>>
>>>> Curiouser and curiouser.
>>>>
>>>> —howard
>>>>
>>>>> Begin forwarded message:
>>>>>
>>>>> From: Howard L Ritter Jr <hlritter at twc.com>
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Own Jackie Kennedy's Leicaflex
>>>>> Date: July 22, 2016 at 10:50:16 AM EDT
>>>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>>>>
>>>>> This is REALLY a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity…to own a Leicaflex SL
>>>> with “Summicron-R 50mm f/2.8” lens! Stated thus several times, so not a
>>>> typo.
>>>>> Also available separately is a more conventional Summicron-R 50mm f/2
>>>> lens.
>>>>> Puzzling.
>>>>>
>>>>> —howard
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Jul 22, 2016, at 10:22 AM, Greg Rubenstein <gcr910 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Any bidders here?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2016/07/22/jackie-kennedys-personal-photo-gear-up-for-sale-on-ebay.html
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>>> --
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Sonny
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