Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/10/13

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Subject: [Leica] New M8
From: walt at waltjohnson.com (Walt Johnson)
Date: Sat Oct 13 11:09:55 2007
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Vick

Thank you very much, the info is appreciated.

Walt

Vick Ko wrote:
> Best place to price an S and lenses are ebay and keh.com and ritz camera
> http://www.ritzcam.com/catalog/index.php
>
> The 135 isn't worth much.
>
> The 35mm, depending on the model is worth a lot (3.5mm f1.8 could be $800).
>
> Taking a quick scan of ebay, an S body sold for less than $200 (poor
> condition), an S with 50mm lens sold for $385.
>
> I'd recommend the $350 range for the S with 50mm.  
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Vick
>
>  
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+vick.ko=sympatico.ca@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+vick.ko=sympatico.ca@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Walt
> Johnson
> Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2007 10:44 AM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] New M8
>
> Vick
>
> I've been offered a Nikon S with a couple of lenses (35,135)and am curious
> as to its worth.It works and is in good shape. Any ideas would be greatly
> appreciated. 
>
> Walt
>
> p.s. To be honest, it is no M3. Don't think Wetzlar was too worried. 
> (until they saw the* F*) :-)
>
> Vick Ko wrote:
>   
>> The S36 works.  I just finished it.  Such a sweet sound, the sound of 
>> an SP firing at 3 frames per second.
>>
>> It must have scared the lederhosen off of the Wetzlar engineers in 1959.
>>
>> I'm off to a model train show with my son now.
>>
>> I'm on cloud 9   :-)
>>
>> Vick
>>     
>
>
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