[Leica] End of an Era, Tak of Mac Camera Retires

[miki at arbos.net (MIKIRO)]

This person is probably related to Mac Camera in Takanawa Tokyo, which 
has been closed for the last few years. The shop was famous for a large 
variety of Leicas and other classic items and a haunt of connoisseurs. I 
  bought my first Leica and Rollei there.

MIKIRO
Japan

Stephen Gandy wrote:
> Since his arrival in Los Angeles in 1979, Tak of Mac camera was one of
> the leading Japanese buyers of classic cameras in the US.  He traveled
> to the largest camera shows, seemingly with a never ending bundle of
> cash, usually paying more than his competitors to get the finest classic
> cameras.  Few people know classic cameras or the classic camera
> marketplace better. Strangely enough, Tak is not a camera  collector.
> His detachment helped him make the right business decisions, time after
> time.  Over the last 10 years or so, Tak was the leading US Japanese
> camera buyer in the US.
> 
> I am sorry to report that Tak has retired and moved back to Japan.  The
> US classic camera market simply won't be the same without him.   Unless
> Tak changes his mind, the Carson Camera show last week was his last US
> show.
> 
> Stephen Gandy
>