Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Reminds me of my very first Leica - an M3 that I bought in 1978 for CDN$200, complete with 50/2.8 Elmar. It was "heavily brassed", so I took it apart and made it all brass. Took about two weeks of on-and-of polishing with wet/dry sandpaper. I then lacquered it and re-assembled it. Quite striking, I thought. So did the guy who sold it to me. He saw it and offered me my $200 back on the spot (minus the lens). My first Leica profit. Judging by the current bids on "that" auction site, I'd say I should have kept it. Let's see, CDN$200, at 10%, over 23 years... Steve Patriquen London __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/?.refer=text