[Leica] WTB: Rolleiflex T or Rolleicord Vb

[Rich Lahrson <tripspud@transbay.net>]

Hi r g,

     I'm looking for a Rolleiflex T or Rolleicord Vb.  I'm in the US and I've
bought
and sold on US eBay.  I've been looking on the German eBay, language is
no problem, but I was wondering if it is best to ask before bidding about
international shipping.  Usually, there's no comment.  I've sold some things
to Europe and requested US International MO.  If I buy, can the seller
in Germany except the US International MO without a fee?  For a camera,
I'll guess shipping at about 20 to 25 dollars.  Sometimes I see something
on the German eBay, but I'm afraid to bid.

                                                    Cheers,


Rich Lahrson

tripspud@transbay.net

r g wrote:

> I recently got a summar for $65 on ebay.de, ltm stuff tends to go cheaper
> there even factoring in the money transfers and postage.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "onetreehillclw" <onetreehillclw@compaq.net>
> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2001 1:12 AM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] How good is the 50mm Summitar?
>
> > Summar's are no longer dirt cheap. Ebay sellers have been getting about
> $200
> > for them. I remember a few years ago, you could buy one for about $60. I
> > have one coated and one un-coated. True, they don't beat the Elmar, but
> the
> > lens is a great user. Try it with some Tech Pan. No softness with that
> film!
> >
> > Chris Williams
> > Summar User(And Summitar)
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Howard Sanner" <flagstad@mindspring.com>
> > To: "Leica Users Group" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> > Sent: Friday, July 13, 2001 7:28 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] How good is the 50mm Summitar?
> >
> >
> > >    I had a coated Summitar (50mm f/2, not to be confused with the
> > > 50mm f/1.5 Summarit) for a while. I wasn't impressed with it. The
> > > one I had didn't have that indefinable Leica look that we all
> > > know when we see it, and it had quite a bad tendency to flare,
> > > even with the barndoor shade on it. Maybe flare isn't the right
> > > word, but I was using it to take pictures around twilight one
> > > evening, as street lights were coming on, but with plenty of
> > > light from the sun left. There were lots of "ghost" images of the
> > > street lights in the pictures.
> > >
> > >    Of the older lenses, I think the Elmar's probably the best. It
> > > doesn't have as much glass in it as the faster lenses, which is
> > > probably why even uncoated ones have pretty decent contrast and
> > > low flare.
> > >
> > >    If you really need the two extra stops, why don't you spring
> > > for a Summicron? Frankly, I even prefer the Summar I have to the
> > > Summitar I got rid of, though Summars are almost universally
> > > despised. (The Summar does lose lots of contrast in any
> > > backlighted situation, though--be warned. However, they're dirt
> > > cheap because no one wants them.)
> > >
> > > Howard Sanner
> > > flagstad@mindspring.com
> > >
> >