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Subject: [Leica] REVISED Items FS 12 DEC 2008: Lower Prices!
From: sethrosner at nycap.rr.com (Seth Rosner)
Date: Sat Dec 13 06:39:49 2008
References: <20081212223856.CD96B6EC92@barracuda.rutabaga.org>

Mark, are your burned copies of Erwin Puts' CD-ROM of E. Leitz documents 
authorized and licensed by Erwin and his publishers? If so, I'd be 
interested in buying one.

Seth

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marc James Small" <marcsmall@comcast.net>
To: <rollei_list@freelists.org>; <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 5:25 PM
Subject: [Leica] REVISED Items FS 12 DEC 2008: Lower Prices!


> TERMS:
> Shipping charges extra
> 10-day MBG from receipt
> All prices subject to neogiation -- pray, make an offer!
>
>
> Leica Items:
>
> PLOOT REFLEX HOUSING:  This is a later PLOOT
> Reflex Housing, post 1940, with the detachable 5X
> and 30X magnifier.  Technically, this unit is a
> POOXT and consists of a PROON reflex housing and
> a POOIM magnifier.  Now, that gets the formalities out of the way!
>
> The unit I have available is s/n 4303.  I
> compared it to my other two PLOOT housings, s/n
> 2695 and 5660. 4303 is in what I would describe
> as E- condition.  Here are the noted defects:
>
> -- the rubber eyecup is dried and has a crack
> --  the paint is worn
> --  the mirror is degraded and needs
> resurfaced.  This is a first-surface mirror.  The glass is in good shape.
> --  the button to raise the mirror is jammed.  I
> have NOT tried to force it up nor have I used oil
> on it.  The housing for the mutton seems to be canted inwards.
> --  the rubber ring at the top of the focusing
> unit is cracked and is missing a bit of rubber.
>
> The unit is complete and entire, though it does
> not include the release cable, and, other than
> the mirror, optically fine.  It does need  good cleaning
>
> $US 60.00
>
> -------------------------------
> My book, NON-LEITZ LTM LENSES:  A 39mm DIVERSITY,
> is now out of print.  I have the last small horde
> of this work.  .  The book remains available for
> reprint but this seems unlikely.  This work was
> written in the early 1990's and is no longer the
> final word, as we have had a lot of research,
> especially on Soviet/Post-Soviet lenses.  But it
> is still the only work of its kind and is the
> single source for the state of our knowledge as
> of the date of its publication.  (SOMEDAY, I'll
> do a Second Edition, but only if some of you guys
> stop discovering new matters I ought to include!)
>
> These books are new stock.  They will be
> autographed and will include an interim Errata et Corrigenda sheet.
>
> The price is $US35 for those in the US and Canada
> and $US 40 to those in the rest of the universe,
> and, yes, I've already sold several copies to
> those three-legged guys on Mars.  <he grins>
>
> I also have a couple of copies of the Japanese
> translation.  These are rare and quite difficult
> to find.  $125.00 to those in the US.
>
> -------------------------------
> I am the American agent for Erwin Puts' estimable
> CD-Rom of Leica documents.  The original
> production run is long sold out, but I can supply
> burned copies in a jewel case for $US 15, with
> postage of $5.00 to the US, $10.00 to Canada, and
> at actual cost elsewhere in the Americas.
>
> This CD-ROM includes 170 Leitz documents,
> covering the Leica models from 1925 to 1965, both threadmount and for the
> M1,2, & 3, with accessories.  The documents are
> in Adobe Acrobat format, and can be printed out
> as needed.  The documents come from the Leica
> archives and are reproduced by permission.  (The
> Adobe Acrobat Reader is available at no charge on the 'Net.)
>
> This is an invaluable tool for those interested in Leica history.
> Pricelists, instruction books, and marketing information are included. 
> The
> swathe of history included is immense;  the technical information is
> outstanding.
>
> -------------------------------
> 4.5/12cm E Leitz Micro Summar, clean glass, worn body,
>         with unknown adapter, E 
> 190.00
>
> Zeiss and Zeiss-Ikon Items:
> 4.5/4.5cm Carl Zeiss Jena Mikrotar 227936, does not
>         focus
> properly                                                            90.00
>
> Darkroom Items
> Schneider 4/50 Componon enlarging lens 9074658,
> E                                 50.00
> Schneider 5.6/80 Componon enlarging lens
> 11840738, M39 adapter, E                     50.00
>
> 1995/96 Softbound McKeown's
> Guide                                                 25.00, ppd in the US
>
> Marc
>
> msmall@aya.yale.edu
> Cha robh b?s fir gun ghr?s fir!
>
>
>
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