Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/24

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Advice on M3 Purchase
From: Don McClure <mcclure1@erols.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Jul 1999 21:38:52 -0400

>Hello,
>
>I was in a reputable camera store today and spotted an M3 SS for $750.
>It was very clean with no marks save for a small scrape above one of the
>strap lugs and a very small piece of missing leather on the bottom of
>the front of the camera.  The camera had no other bright marks, dings,
>etc. and the rest of the leather looked good.  The finder was clear and
>the slow speeds sounded OK.  It comes with a 30 day guarantee.  Also
>available was a very clean chrome 50 DR Summicron f2 with eyes and cap
>for $400 and a similar era 35 (I was short on time and failed to note
>whether it was a f2 or f2.8) with eyes and cap was available for $300. 
>Any thoughts on whether these are good deals?  If so, I may sacrifice my
>EOS A2 and assorted lenses to buy it! (How's that for dedication?)
>
>Rob McClure


Hi Rob,

Those prices are pretty typical of what I have seen. The 35 was probably 
a Summaron 3.5. Go for it!

Don McClure
Abingdon, MD