Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/05/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information "Cynic, n. a blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be." --Ambrose Bierce --------------------------------- Looking for a deal? Find great prices on flights and hotels with Yahoo! FareChase.