Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/09/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Not rare or valuable. I'd estimate the body at $250-300 if the shutter is working properly and the range/viewfinder is clear. The lens in the condition you describe is worth very little. kw >A friend of mine returned from Cuba with an elderly Leica. He has decided >to sell it but does not know its value. I'm familiar with the values of my >M-4 and M4-P but am lost on the older models. >Using a 1955 copy of the Leica Manual I've determined that it is a Model >G-1938 otherwise known as a IIIb. Condition of the body is Ex to Ex-. The >collapsible 50mm Summitar f2 is in rough shape with damaged coating, >evidence of separation, stiff aperture ring etc... Anybody care to comment >on the rarity and value? I'm picking up a copy of Shutterbug tomorrow. >Thanks. >Bill - ---- Ken Wilcox Carolyn's Personal Touch Portraits Davison Middle School preferred---> <wilcox@umcc.umich.edu> 600 Dayton, Davison, MI 48423 <kwilcox@genesee.freenet.org>