Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1995/08/29

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To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Buying a Leica M in New York
From: weitz@math.uni-hannover.de (Edi Weitz)
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 1995 12:42:47 +0000

Hello there!

I want to buy a used Leica M4 (or M4-2, M4-P) together with a f2/50mm
lens in the next months, and I'll be in New York City for approx. 10
days in October. So I thought it might be a good idea to try to buy it
there instead of here in Germany. Maybe somebody can help me in
answering the following questions:

1. What are the prices for items like the above? Of course nobody will
be able to tell me exact prices but I would appreciate some
information about what to expect. (E.g. here in Hannover I was offered
a black M4-P body in seemingly good condition for DM 1800 which is
about US$ 1200. I also saw a classified ad offering an M4-P for DM 1400,
i.e. US$ 930. Would that be cheap or expensive in NYC?)

2. Where should I go? Are there good shops for used cameras that can
be recommended? Or are there any shops where I should NOT go?

3. Maybe anything else that could be useful?

Thanks for your help. 

Bye, Edi.

Replied: 29 Aug 95 20:20