Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/10/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I've sold a lot, also a Hexar AF (with stealth mode upgraded), but never regretted. Even not the Summilux 75, which produced fantastic pictures, but its weight and the focusing problems on a R-D1 made it catching dust on the shelf. My instinct always told me to keep the M6 and the 50 Summicron, and meanwhile also the R-D1 (despite all troubles I had with it). The CV 15/4.5 and 28/3.5 are in 'not for sale' category, too. Even if I shoot rarely (or better said, never) with small format film anymore, I could not let the M6 go. Nobody would pay me the extra costs of black dot, CLA, M7/MP finder upgrade, new cloth shutter, rapidgrip... Didier >When I sold my M2, my first Leica, to a friend I regretted it as soon >as I turned around and walked away from the camera. The logic was that I >had two Leicas at the time and only needed one. Several months later I >really regretted the sale after being told that the M2 was dropped and >the rangefinder rendered completely useless. > >I regret the sale of a lot of cameras, but they always open new doors >in some way. I think I miss my old Konica Hexar AF the most. > >Or maybe my Nikon F4. >Or F3. >Or my first Crown Graphic. >Or my Pentax Spotmatic. >Or my Retina IIa. >and so on, and so forth... > >Phil Forrest