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Subject: [Leica] Hypothetical Trip question: M3 Black Paint & Pre-AsphSummilux Or IIIG & Current Summincron in LTM ?
From: alal at duke.poly.edu (A. Lal)
Date: Mon Feb 16 20:15:40 2009
References: <171769.76866.qm@web32807.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Take the M3.

Do not paint the IIIg, you will kill the resale vale.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "G Medina" <leicamshooter@yahoo.com>
To: <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Monday, 16 February, 2009 11:12 PM
Subject: [Leica] Hypothetical Trip question: M3 Black Paint & 
Pre-AsphSummilux Or IIIG & Current Summincron in LTM ?


> Hypothetical:
>
> You're about to embark on a one month trip to Italy (Rome, Venice, 
> Florence).
>
> You can only take one of two cameras.
>
> A black M3 with matching Black paint Pre-Asph 50 Summilux, or a IIIG with 
> rare contemporary current formula 50 Summicron in LTM ?
>
> You will take Tri-X, and take a gossen luna pro digital meter, and Leica 
> small tripod. All in a Domke 5XB
>
> The camera that does not go will fund the trip...
>
> Leica M3
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/leicamshooter/Miscellaneous+Item+Photos/L1060905.JPG.html>
>
> Leica IIIG
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/leicamshooter/Miscellaneous+Item+Photos/IIIG+2.jpg.html>
>
> Thank you for your comments,
> Gonzalo
>
> Ps. The M3 was painted last year and the IIIG and lens are on the way, but 
> are not the one in this photograph.
>
>
>
>
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