Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Craig Roberts wrote: > > Bob Kramer wrote: > > "When I first starting looking for an M4 last December, I was in Boston and > visited Park Square Camera. Carl showed me one of those > black-paint-somebody-died-or-climbed-mount-everest-they-only-made-twelve-of- > these-babies specials for a mere $3800...". > > Craig sez: > > Well, Bob...that, no doubt, is the same camera. Carl's made it even more > desirable now by raising the price another $700 (!). He's also got an M6 > mortals (except Ted Grant) aren't allowed to touch nor even breathe upon. > It's an ostrich skin covered titanium model whose shutter curtains... > obviously...are constructed of rubberized fabric from Oskar Barnack's burial > shroud. Its price is so high that even in its store display case, the > camera is price-tagged "CALL". > > Thanks for the advice on finding an M4 for ordinary folk. > > Craig > Boston I picked up a very reasonable looking M4 at Hunt's in Melrose a few months ago. The shutter release was a bit iffy, it sometimes took two pokes to release the shutter. They asked $1000.00 for the camera but when I pointed out the problem with the shutter release they sold it to me for $600. I had my favorite local Leica person CLA it and it came back working perfectly and for a mere $150. So I got a nice M4 for about $750. There out there. The best way is to find on not working too well and know a very good and inexpensive local Leica man. John Shick