Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/04/09

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Question on R4/ Lense Purchase
From: Jim Brick <jimbrick@photoaccess.com>
Date: Fri, 09 Apr 1999 18:40:51 -0700

The vintage of the lens is relatively unimportant. If it has a built-in
hood, it will be a 3-cam lens. $400 for an R4 and lens is a great price.

Jim

At 09:05 PM 4/9/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Hello,
>
>Today at a local dealer I saw an R4 with 50/ 2 Summicron for $400.  The
>body was probably about 8+ condition with some minor rub marks on top of
>the camera and a little dust in the viewfinder. The shutter and meter
>seemed good mechanically. The serial number was slightly higher than the
>magic 1,500,000 number.   The lense was very nice and seemed to be same
>vintage as the camera, though I can't be absolutely sure (other than the
>meter read ok without stopping down). It comes with a 30-day warranty.
>
>Is this a recommended purchase/ good deal?  How can you determine the
>vintage of the lense?
>
>Thanks!
>
>Rob McClure
>
>