Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The best deal I ever got was a bulk purchase for a collection, single owner, decent condition: 1. 2 X Leica IIIf with 50mm Summitars 2. 2 X Leica M3 with 50mm f3.5 Elmars 3. One each of 50mm Summicron (first gen), 50mm Summarit, 35mm f3.5Summaron, 135mm Hektor and a 90mm LTM Elmar. 4. Rollei 35S 5. Nikon F (meter working!), with 50mm f1.4, 55mm micro with extension tube, 105mm f2.5, 200mm f4 and a Vivitar 135mm. I had to get a CLA on the bodies, and have the lenses cleaned out, but that is not expensive here. The only things I sold was a IIIf set (in exchange for a Canon 7 with 50mm f1.4), and the summicron & summarit lenses (too scratched). I paid around US$2100 for the whole bunch. The other purchase that I thought was a bargain was for a Rollei TLR 2.8Ewith ugly cosmetics, but very good working condition for US$100. Second hand stuff is quite cheap here, but one always has to look carefully at the condition, as a lot of these cameras would not have been used for 10-20 years. Cheers Jayanand On 2/16/07, Christopher Williams <leicachris@worldnet.att.net> wrote: > > There was this pawn shop, there was this 75mm Lux there, there was this > $75 price on it, there was now a new 75mm owner, then there > was a new 75mm seller, then there was a new 35/f2 and 90/f2 owner. > > Oh wait. There was this great deal on a Leica M2, Leica M3 , 50/f2 DR, > 35/2.8, 90/2.8, 135/f4 Tele, plus misc Leica items, new bags, > cases, lens caps, etc. along with a plain old Nikon F with prism finder, > 50/f2, 28/3.5,135/3.5. Plus Nikon cases and bags. > > I kept the Leica gear after selling the 4,376 Nikon F ever made with > lenses for a little over $1200. I paid $1200 for the whole > outfit. > > > Chris > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Frank Filippone"Subject: [Leica] Best camera deal you (personally) > have ever gotten....... > > > > OK... Out of the closet..... Let's hear about the most outrageous deal > you have ever gotten on a camera or lens. No fair unless > > you explain the circumstances of the deal.......as much as you > know...... > > > > I will start off: I bought about 30 darkroom lenses in a lot from > Ebay. The guy was legitimate, he was an equipment dealer in > > the > > Midwest. He dealt in surplus equipment. I paid over $1300, and sold a > few of the lenses off for what I paid, then doubled that > > number on a single lens..... a 210mm F5.6 APO EL Nikkor. Not bad. I > sold off the rest of the lenses for a few hundred. > > > > Your turn...... > > > > Frank Filippone > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >