Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/09/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In article: <memo.141546@cix.compulink.co.uk> dmorton@cix.compulink.co.uk writes: > and so I called in at the Classic Leica place nearby. Terribly nice > chap > (I think he's the owner) who patiently explained all the differences > between the models, so now I know I'm looking for a Black Dial IIIf. > > I also spent 5 pounds on a reprint of the user manual for the c/f/g > series, which has clarified a lot of things. > > Unlike some shops he didn't seem to turn his nose up when I said I was > looking for a 'user', and they even had a very inexpensive IIIc (about > UKP130, I think, but I didn't bother to look at it). > > Their prices didn't seem out of this World either, UKP295 for a very > nice > IIIfBD, 149 for a coated 90mm f4 Elmar, 119/149 for a coated 50mm f3.5 > Elmar and 39 for a universal finder. They didn't have any user35mmf3.5 > Elmars in at the moment. > > Do the UK members of this list think those sound reasonable? I was > frankly surprised they weren't higher, given the location (about the > most expensive part of London). > I ended up getting my IIIf rd from Classic Collection, and yes I was equally impressed by the service, advice and patience for someone looking for a 'user' screw model. Shopping around the three shops there also gives you far more options to compare similar models. I got a very nice IIIf rd for 349 a summitar for 149. I have seen much worse prices from camera fairs and reigonal shops. Also after 1 month my choice was justified when the slow speeds stopped working, Classic Collection repaired the fault within two weeks under guarantee, would everyone have done that? -- John Cooper