Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/13

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Subject: [Leica] Re: M3 or IIIg
From: Ken Wilcox <wilcox@tir.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1999 18:17:01 -0500

The screw mount lenses will be available here as well. My rep says probably
in March. There are to 50s, a Summicron and a Summilux as well as the 35
Apsheric Summicron. I have one of those on order for $1600.

Ken Wilcox

At 5:01 PM +0000 12/13/99, Dan S wrote:
>The lenses are selling for a premium over the standard M mounts.  I heard
>20% but can not confirm.  Also, getting your hands on one will be pretty
>hard...I believe they are only avail currently through Lemon camera in
>Japan, and were a special run by Leica.
>
>I would go with the M3, as the IIIG is becomming a collector only piece.  It
>has a nicer viewfinder than the older LTM's, but is not a pretty thing.
>
>The M3 is still a real user, and lenses are of course readily available.
>
>Best Wishes
>dan
>

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