Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/10

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Subject: Re: [Leica] 400 Telyt, was Friday WTB 14182 60mm extension tube
From: "Tim Spragens" <info@borderless-photos.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2001 19:15:11 +0100

On 10 Mar 2001, at 9:30, Ken Iisaka wrote:

> Um, I have a confession.
> 
> It became apparent that I was infected by the Leicaflex Telyt virus
> back in November, 1999, over the Pt. Lobos weekend.  Doug's awesome
> nature photographs aggrevated it.
> 
> The symptoms started to appear while handling a used SL in January.
> After an unstoppable bidding frenzy at an infamous auction site, I
> ended up with a clean (though in need of a CLA) SL2 MOT, a R3-era
> Summicron 50mm, and finally, the mint- Telyt 400/6.8 from Australia.
> 
> The entire package cost less than what one would pay for one new Leica
> lens.
> 
> I'm off to Richardson Bay or Bolinas Lagoon in my 'hood today.

Now don't start that! One of my local dealers who already has too 
much of my money has a black SL2 and a 400 Telyt in the window! 
But why would I buy a body just to use one lens on it?!

Replies: Reply from "Ken Iisaka" <ken@iisaka.org> (Re: [Leica] 400 Telyt, was Friday WTB 14182 60mm extension tube)