Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/26

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Neal F: ex-LUGer :-(
From: Slobodan Dimitrov <s.dimitrov@charter.net>
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 10:01:13 -0800

One day I decided to switch to Nikon gear after selling all my M Leicas. Up
until then, mid-1990's, I've had a Leica in my hands since I was 8 years
old. 
On my way to look at a 35mm F1.4 Nikkor, I decided to look at a kit someone
was selling for $1200, an SL with 4 lenses, with accessories. It was just an
act of curiosity, as I wanted to see what $1200 in Leicaflex-R amounted to
gear wise. 
Well, I looked at it, and started to leave to get that 35 Nikkor. Out of
courtesy I felt I should at least make an offer, thinking that my offer of
$600 would be refused, and I would be on my way to the Nikkor. As it turned
out the offer was accepted. So I looked at the camera a little bit more
closely, looking for a way out. I saw that it had a slight chip in the
viewfinder, but not on the prism. So I tried to wrangle out of it by saying
it would cost too much to fix it. The seller trimmed the price even more.
Needless to say, I walked out with the kit in hand.
My first shoot with it was the Mexican election of 1996 after  Donald
Collosio was assassinated. After seeing the negs, I was hooked again. After
that, it wasn't long before I was back with a slew of M gear.
S. Dimitrov



> From: George Lottermoser <george@imagist.com>
> Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 10:39:21 -0600
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Neal F: ex-LUGer :-(
> 
> Slobodan Dimitrov2/25/04
> 
>> But, trying out, and
>> staying with the R, made me go back to the M. Funny how that worked!
> 
> Please elaborate.
> 
> Fond regards,
> 
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