Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/04/01

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Subject: [Leica] Buying a Leica lens?
From: richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man)
Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2012 20:33:13 -0700
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I already told my family not to throw out or sell the photo books without
consulting abebooks.com or something. They should pay for a couple month's
expense :-)

On Sun, Apr 1, 2012 at 8:26 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sun, Apr 1, 2012 at 10:22 PM, Phil Forrest
> <photo.forrest at earthlink.net>wrote:
>
> > Aww, you sold that military parkerized green M2?! That thing was
> > fantastic! And probably bulletproof.
> >
> > Phil Forrest
> >
>
> I didn't have a GI bill for my M9. ;-)
>
> Plus, I need to reduce my inventory of cameras. If I get hit by a bus
> (unlikely in Natchitoches, unless it is a tour bus) My family doesn't need
> a pile of cameras to figure out what to do.
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> > On Sun, 1 Apr 2012 21:55:13 -0500
> > Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > The only lens I ever bought new was the 75 I bought when Geoff gave
> > > me a heads up, and the AUS$ was great compared to the US$.   I have
> > > several other  Leitz or Leica lenses, all second hand.
> > >
> > > Four C/V lenses all new, all replaced by Leica now except the 15 M.
> > > I had the LTM C/S, liked performance and hated the handling.
> > > Likewise the LTM 21. Really nice performer, hideous handling.
> > >
> > > The 21 pre-asph Leica is a far better handling lens.  This is my
> > > second one.  The first I sold to GeeBee, because he could use it
> > > better than I could, and I had just bought the C/V.
> > >
> > > The only lens I regret selling was a Noctilux. I really didn't bond
> > > with it on my M7, but I would love to see what it can doo on the M9.
> > >
> > > I bought my M6 and my M8 new.  My M9 was a Popflash deal with hardly
> > > any counts on it.
> > >
> > > I still have an M6, MDa and CL.
> > >
> > > R3, R8, CLE, M2, M42, all bought used, all gone.
> > >
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> >
> > --
> > philforrest.wordpress.com
> > gallery.leica-users.org/v/philforrest
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Leica Users Group.
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> >
>
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>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Sonny
> http://sonc.com/look/
> http://sonc-hegr.tumblr.com/
> Natchitoches, Louisiana
>
> USA
>
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>



-- 
// richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>


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