Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/04/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]What with all of the talk regarding sub-$800 mint minus M4-Ps, my interest has been piqued: What's possible right now, and does anyone have some leads to share? And what about pretty-but-broken cameras? I've never fixed a Leica before, but if the price is right, I got the tools, service manuals, other successful repairs under my belt, and plenty of confidence :-) In the past few years, I have seen ONE person advertising an M4-P at $850, have seen some heavily worn ones at around $800--but it sounds as if I should be seeing better prices? What about the M4-2? Looking to essentially to swap (maybe not to the same folks) my chrome M4 for a black Canadian model plus some cash or needed darkroom gear, (like 50 and 80mm lenses, B760XL neg carriers for 35 & 6x4.5, etc), if possible-that might be the best of all possible worlds as far as I'm concerned-having my Leica AND my cash :-) And though it may be heresy to speak of, I may not be adverse to a Contax G trade + cash (or lens) either. Would also be most intersted in similar sorts of deals for a black, 35 or 50 Summicron plus cash, in exchange for my current M- black 50/2.8 Elmar. Don't want lenses that are too old though. Oh, by the way, the cash price for my M4 is now $995, or $445 if cash is accompanied by a nice Gitzo 1228, and a somewhat less if THAT is accompanied by an Arca B-1 :-) Am I imagining things, or is the whole world looking for these two items right now...