Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/01/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]-- [ From: Jack Hamilton * EMC.Ver #2.3 ] -- Pablo: Having been a Leica owner/user (but not a conscious collector) and pro.photog for over 30-years...(where does that put me on the "age question?")---may I suggest that you go through a Leica dealer and have them send your m-3 to Leica repair on the east coast. You may simply ask them for an estimate...and then decide what you want to do after you get it. I have found them to be quite reasonable over the years...and I would not hesitate to have them do the work...and their price might pleasantly suprise you...I would certainly recommend going right to the "source"---why deal with someone who was "formally" trained by...or "used" to work for... Go for the "real thing, if the price is right!!!" At any rate, an "estimate" is a safe and cautious way to go, especially if you want to avoid unpleasant surprises... My "two cents" (with inflation, make that three cents!!!) Cordially, Jack Hamilton Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA 202-2804@mcimail.com ------- FORWARD, Original message follows ------- > Date: Wednesday, 10-Jan-96 08:14 PM > > From: Pablo Mendoza \ Internet: > (pablo_mendoza@roosevelt-provost.ucsd.edu) > From: Pablo Mendoza \ Internet: > (pablo_mendoza@roosevelt-provost.ucsd.edu) > To: Jack Hamilton \ MCI Mail: (JHAMILTON / MCI ID: 202-2804) > > Subject: Re: M3 DS problems, questions > > The person who told you that the silver is flaking off is correct. It > is a common occurrence on rangefinders over time. It is fairly easy > to repair if you send it to a good Leica repair person. I would > recommend Dan Goldberg (DAG) in the Midwest, he specializes in Leica. > On the West Coast, there used to be Rudy Lang, Leica trained > technician, but I think that he has retired.The cost for resilvering > was about $150.00 in 1987, when I had that done to my M3. It could be > more now (the work was done by E.Leitz). > > The Dual Range Summicron is not worth that much in Southern > California, unless it is sealed in its box, with cards, never touched. > The going rate for the lens is $350.00 in excellent condition, $800 in > pristine, essentially untouched condition, with rangefinder included. > > As someone who is turning 33 in two months, I wouldn't be too > concerned about your age on this list. I started working with Leicas > in 1984 while an undergrad. I then had the good fortune of working in > a camera store between 1985-87 and getting involved with Leica then. > I've had an M3, two CLs and an M6 and a number of lenses. I scrounged > every penny to get these bodies and the lenses. One item a year is > usually all I can afford now that I work at a university and must pay > bills, like every one else here. Everyone here has different > experiences with Leicas and we all learn from each other. > > Hope this helps. If you want Dan Goldberg's phone and address, let me > know, I'll find it in my files somewhere. > > Pablo > pmendoza@ucsd.edu > > > > > > ______________________________ Reply Separator > _________________________________ > Subject: M3 DS problems, questions > Author: MBell@MAIL.UTEXAS.EDU at @UCSD > Date: 09/01/1996 3:58 PM > > > Well, things are slow, so I've screwed up the courage to post to the list. I > am neither a professional photographer nor a collector, so I tend to feel a > little intimidated on this list. > > Anyway, I have an M3 double stroke, one of the real early ones with the > non-standard shutter speeds. The lens is a 50/2 Summicron rigid. > > First the problem. The split image that I see in the rangefinder is very > faint. It is very difficult to focus unless I have something very bright > against a dark background to focus on. A repairman told me it was probably > the silver flaking off the mirror in the rangefinder and that it would be > expensive to fix. Does this sound right, and does anyone know how much it > would cost to fix? > > Regarding the lens, someone told me that it was very valuable because it has > a feature that, with the proper viewfinder attachment, would allow it to be > used as a macro lens. He said it was worth something like $1000 or more. > Does this sound right? I only paid about $350 for both the body and the > lens. I'm pretty sure I got a good deal even though the camera needs work. > It takes incredible pictures, and I really love it even though it is a pain > to focus sometimes. I know I need to send it to Leica, I am just afraid > about how much it will cost. I guess to most of you, who spend thousands of > dollars on a single lens, this cost would seem fairly insignificant, but I am > kinda poor. They don't pay us state employees very well. > > At 30 am I the youngest person on this list? My M3 is certainly older than I > am. > > Thanks for your time. > > Michael Bell > MBell@mail.utexas.edu > > > > > > > >-- Saved internet headers (useful for debugging) > >Received: from UCSD.EDU by mail.ucsd.edu; id RAA13603 sendmail > 8.6.12/UCSD-2.2- > >Received: from mejac.palo-alto.ca.us (mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [192.147.236.1]) > by > >Received: by mejac.palo-alto.ca.us id AA22690; Tue, 9 Jan 96 14:55:38 -0800 > >Received: by mejac.palo-alto.ca.us id AA22686; Tue, 9 Jan 96 14:55:36 -0800 > >Received: from [128.83.244.212] (edb438b-3.edb.utexas.edu [128.83.244.212]) > by > >Date: Tue, 9 Jan 1996 15:58:00 -0600 > >Message-Id: <v01510101ad1847352900@[128.83.244.212]> > >Mime-Version: 1.0 > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > >From: MBell@MAIL.UTEXAS.EDU (Michael Bell) > >Subject: M3 DS problems, questions > ------- FORWARD, End of original message -------