Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/02/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 21:46:09 -0600, Frank F. Farmer <summicron@bellsouth.net> wrote: > writing with a fine fountain pen. Given that we who are not paying for > our equipment by using our equipment are a good portion of the list > (once again, assuming) how many folk have purchased new equipment in > the last couple of years? Just wondering. > Actually one thing new - a Pradovit P150 slide projector. Probably not really a Leica at all since it was real cheap. My IIIF along with its lenses and accessories was purchased new by my father in the mid-1950's when he was able to take advantage of prices available to him when he served as a photographer with the US Military in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In the past year, I've added a Leica IIIC and an M6 along with an assortment of new and used C/V lenses. It is very unlikely that I'll ever justify spending money on new Leica equipment. I still have a hard time paying used prices for most of the M-mount lenses. I like my M6 very much as a camera; might like it more with Leica glass, so I still bottom feed looking for good deals. --Glenn