Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/04/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 > >