Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/15

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Subject: Re: [Leica] re: cheap M's
From: "C.L.Zeni" <clzeni@mindspring.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 19:35:21 -0500

At 05:50 PM 11/15/2001, you wrote:
>My cheap M experience happened about a year ago. Oklahoma City has 2 camera
>stores of any note. The largest is called Epperson's. One day a firefighter
>friend of mine said that he had seen a Leica that afternoon at the store. I
>immediately rushed over to the store and, upon not seeing it, I asked the
>salesperson. Sure enough, he said, it was in back being re-evaluated. My
>heart dropped as I imagined them adding another zero or something to the
>price. Low and behold they bought out a M3 Leica serial number 1mil. plus
>with a mr-4 meter and to top it off, an Elcan 50 mm lens! And they wanted
>$150!!!!! I grabbed it and said I'd take it, at which time I noticed the
>Elcan. Shaking terribly I paid them and rushed home with my new camera. It
>was scratched a bit on top, is missing a little vulcanite and had repaired
>shutter curtains from some one burning a hole in them. The Elcan was in
>excellent condition however, and I sold it to a collector as I really wanted
>a Noctilux and this would get it. I still can not understand how the camera
>salespersons in that store possibly priced it that low. I have witnesses
>also! This is my greatest camera buy, so I know they are out there, banged
>up rangefinders that dealers think have passed their time of use.
>I have given a few parts to lug members and have always had great responses
>to my philanthropy. Once I sent a gentleman a neg carrier for a focomat I
>and he made my day with his generous response. Until I found out what their
>worth ;^). Just kidding.

How DO you sleep at night?

:)


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