Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/05/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]LeicaM13@aol.com wrote: > > From: <LeicaM13@aol.com> > > Date: May 15, 1997 > > This is a great story, Just wanted to pass it on to those who might enjoy it. > > My second M2 came to me via my landlord one day while I was visiting him for > an unrelated matter. Upon seeing this camera with a collapsible 50mm > Summicron on his table and knowing his 'hobby' of visiting the flea markets > and junk shops in Chicago, I asked if this camera was for sale? Yes, he said > and told me of his good fortune in finding this gem. This camera was in the > bottom of a bin of stuff, totally encased in mud and muck, looking like all > of $15 worth of junk, which is what he supposedly paid for it. He, cleaned it > as best he could which was pretty darn good. the aperture was a little stiff > and the finder was a little out of whack and the leather was missing in a few > places but all in all it was in good to fine condition, all the shutter > speeds worked the glass was clear, the insides never received the beating the > outside did, and I bought it from him for ten times what he paid for it. $28 > later after a check-up and finder calibration, I was Leica-new person again! > Talk about a camera with a history! > > Todd Jacobs > Chicago great story!!!