Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/01/22

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Subject: RE: [Leica] About businesses
From: Tim Atherton <tim@KairosPhoto.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 19:39:13 -0700

Keh does generally seem to underrate stuff.

I bought a 75mm f8 super Angulon for them listed as bgn (slight mark on
glass etc).

Turned out the shutter retaining ring needed tightening and the 'mark on the
glass" came off with some Clearsight to leave pristine glass! All at a bgn
price...

tim

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Matthew
> Powell
> Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 6:49 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] About businesses
>
>
> On Wednesday, January 22, 2003, at 06:58 PM, Rob McClure wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have had great success with KEH when buying Canon FD equipment.  They
> > are
> > almost always much less than e*** and their "bargain" rating is very
> > conservative -- always very nice stuff.  The Leica equipment at KEH
> > seems to
> > be more or less equivalent in price to the auction but you can return it
> > more easily if there's a problem.  My best deal was a "bargain" Leica
> > grip
> > for only $35 a few years ago.  It appeared to be new.
> >
> > Rob McClure
>
> Before Christmas, I purchased an "excellent" Bronica SQ-A and 80mm lens
> for $700 from KEH. I haven't noticed a single scratch or mark on either
> the lens or body. The only downside was that it didn't come with a lens
> cap, but that was remedied for $5.
>
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