Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I nearly wet my knickers! Great idea- another good way to get Big Government to work for you! Dan - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeffery L.Smith" <jsmith45@bellsouth.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 6:20 PM Subject: RE: [Leica] 35 LTM Summicron question > Yikes. If the fungus is still alive, it can still etch the glass. > Perhaps you should mail it to yourself in a suspicious box, and let the > postal service nuke it. > > I would get that cleaned up ASAP. > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Dan Post > Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 4:31 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] 35 LTM Summicron question > > > John and Seth- > Thanks for the info. I did indeed grab it up for a ridiculous price--- I > pointed out what appears to be a spot of fungus on the inside rear > element (doesn't appear severe enough to etch the glass). I got it, and > they threw in the M2-28-35/M3-135 adapter ring to boot. Gratis! They > were selling an M2 (just CLA'd) that looks very nice, but has a few > chips in the vulcanite, but the owner wanted around a grand for it, and > they have been selling for a lot less in what appears to be a 'soft' > market. I would suppose it could be had for $750-800 with a little > persuasion! They also had an almost pristine M3- early with the slotted > rewind, ceramic pressure plate, and without the preview lever- so it is > early. Just a few bright marks. If I didn't already have two I'd jump on > it! I think after a trip to Sherry for a CLA on this lens, I might keep > it- it looks great on both the M6 and the M3!! (Or is it too rare to > use!? > ~ ) > Thanks again. > Dan > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html