[Leica] An elusive Gray IIIc K

[vick.ko at sympatico.ca (vick.ko@sympatico.ca)]

I bet Westlicht has a few too.

The answer is "they are only rare when you really want one".

Vick
> 
> From: "Jeff S. Matsler" <jeffmatsler@amaonline.com>
> Date: 2007/05/17 Thu PM 03:22:04 EDT
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] An elusive Gray  IIIc K
> 
> 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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