Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/14

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Subject: Re: [Leica] WTB - I know, it is not a Friday..
From: Dante Stella <dante@umich.edu>
Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 17:25:17 -0500 (EST)

...Not to mention submarining from the LUG within a couple of weeks of
his initial request, muttering something about not being wanted.
Bulloney.  No one kicked him off or suggested he leave.  I wonder if he
left because he got what he wanted.

Should we expect the next question to be, "where can I find an ASPH
Summicron-M 35 for $100, in any condition?"  Certainly if you
need an M-enabled camera you need the lenses too.  Otherwise, why wouldn't
you ask around for a $250 Bessa-R (a lot easier to find)?  Of course, if
you sold two IIIc and two lenses, you could buy a decent M4-2.  Sounds
like a 1-man photgraphic welfare state to me.

I think that Steve has a much bigger heart than I do --  When I was 24, I
was using a 27-year old handmedown Autoreflex T.  Leicas? Ha!  Didn't own
an M6 until I was almost out of postgrad studies (and that consumed
nearly all of the signing bonus I got for my job). I find it even less
sympathetic when someone comes sniffing around for an M camera at less
than the price of a CLA, and it would be his third.

Dante

On Thu, 15 Nov 2001, Steve LeHuray wrote:

> Here is my experience with Stanislaw, about a year ago he put out a plea for
> a cheap Leica, so big hearted me sent (gave) him TWO Leica 111Cs, a Summitar
> 50, 135mm Hecktor some film and several photo books. All this represented a
> considerable amount of money worth of Leica stuff and just the Express mail
> postage to Poland would have bought me a couple bricks of Ilford. And I felt
> really good about helping somebody out who has a burning desire for
> photography. Guess what--never even got an e-mail thank you. I don't know,
> maybe that is the kind of manners a 24 year old kid in Poland has.
>
> sl
>
> >
> >
> > 0100 "Stanislaw B.A. Stawowy"
> > <watteau@krakow.neurosoft.net> wrote:
> >> ..but I won't be connectable Fri till Sat ;-)
> >>
> >>
> >> This is somewhat a hopeless question. But let's begin:
> >> I am looking for M-abled body. As I have a mere 250$
> >> or about it, I am looking for _really_ ugly one. With no covering,
> >> hand painted in multityde of colours, wrapped in gazettes,
> >> full of dings, dents, even made in Canada ;-)
> >> but working. Is here anyone with such a thing?
> >>
> >> Best
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> >
> >
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