[Leica] Will be putting stuff for sale for product development

[Richard Man]

I am making an artist (which of course includes photographers) product. I
will probably have to dig into my IRA to continue development. So to delay
that, I'm going to put up camera equipment for sale, including Leica,
Hasselblad, some 4x5 and 8x10 lenses.

Here's the Elevator Pitch, FWIW
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