Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/05/17

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Subject: [Leica] An elusive Gray IIIc K
From: jeffmatsler at amaonline.com (Jeff S. Matsler)
Date: Thu May 17 12:32:35 2007
References: <413356.48210.qm@web34212.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

How rare are these?

Camerawest has two of them for sale at the moment.

Jeff M

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Biava" <leicam4pro@yahoo.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 1:54 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] An elusive Gray IIIc K


> See if anyone at the Leica Hisorical Society will give you an honest 
> appraisal.
>
> vick.ko@sympatico.ca wrote:  The sad thing is that I bet no-one at Leica 
> (Solms, NJ, wherever) would be interested.
>
> But there would be a bunch of collectors that would be interested, as well 
> as dealers, e.g. Sean Cranor at www.camerawest.com, Jim Lager, Rich Pinto, 
> Tamarkin, etc.
>
> Or put it up on *bay.
>
> Vick
>
>>
>> From: Michael Eric Berube
>
>> Date: 2007/05/17 Thu AM 11:57:28 EDT
>> To: lug@leica-users.org
>> Subject: [Leica] An elusive Gray IIIc K
>>
>> So the other day a fellow comes into the camera shop that I work at PT a
>> few days a week and he is carrying an old Leica. As I'm 'the Leica guy'
>> in the shop, everyone points him to me
>
> .....
>
>
>> Basically, it was just a joy to handle such a piece of history that is
>> so well preserved. The gentleman has assured me that he has the best of
>> intentions of not taking advantage of the owner and will be paying his
>> elderly friend a fair price and wishes to preserve the camera for
>> collectible purposes, not to just turn it over for a quick profit. I've
>> suggested that he contact someone at Leica to see if they would be
>> interested in photographing it for their historical collection (if they
>> keep such a thing) and maybe having a complete CLA done and the leather
>> reattached without harming its value. Anyone know who it would be best
>> to contact at Leica for something like that?
>>
>>
>> Carpe lumen,
>> Michael Eric Berube
>> GoodPhotos.com
>
>
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