Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/12

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Subject: Re: [Leica] New M6 owner, what first Lens??
From: Mark Rabiner <mark@markrabiner.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 12:50:57 -0800
References: <000401c18343$22ff78e0$a36dfea9@JSMITH>

"Jeffery L.Smith" wrote:
> 
> I'll restate my rather sloppy claim. One can probably get a good, used
> Leica lens sight unseen from KEH, B&H, Tamarkin, etc. I am still
> smarting from the "as is" lens I got on ebay that was supposed to have
> perfect, clean glass. The jerk who sold it to me said that he would
> return my money only after the lens was back in his hands. He added
> that, if I gave him a bad ebay rating, he would retaliate. I wasn't
> about to send him the lens back without having money in hand.
> 
> However, I got a PERFECT, NEW QUALITY Zeiss Mutar tele converter from
> KEH sight unseen.
> 
> You're right, B.D.
> 
The next used glass i get, Jeffery, will go straight to Sherry for
cleaning, she will see it before i do.
A Dual-Range, a pre Asph 35mm Summicron, an 21 Super Angulon 3.4 all are
on my medium range laundry list
I don't agree. BD, it's easy to tell if your glass is clean or not.
I'll leave that to Sherry to determine.
As I've made that mistake before with a tele Elmarit 90 which i sold
before i ever found out if there was some kind of haze in there or not.
I thought there was not. I checked carefully with point sources. But
found out later how hard it is to really be able to tell.
And i agree with you that KEH, B&H, Tamarkin, etc. Are the way to go to
get important year;
A reputable dealer with a reputation to uphold...
not playing the ebay - rip-off -  money - trading - game.


Mark Rabiner
Portland, Oregon USA
http://www.markrabiner.com
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In reply to: Message from "Jeffery L.Smith" <jsmith45@bellsouth.net> (RE: [Leica] New M6 owner, what first Lens??)