[Leica] Bogus M2-R Auction

[sethrosner at nycap.rr.com (Seth Rosner)]

Thanks Greg; there is another anomaly in their listings. The camera listed 
immediately after the faux M2R is a "Leica-M Post Camera" with 35/2,8 
Summaron lens. The Leica body behind the lens is an M3. I am not Jim Lager, 
Gianni Rogliatti nor even our own Tom Abrahamssen. But I have seen a lot of 
Leica post cameras. They have all had solid topplates, no range/viewfinder. 
I have never seen an M3 "post camera" and am quite certain that such never 
existed. Why would Leitz waste the money to put an expensive 
range/viewfinder on a camera that would never use it. Very strange stuff 
going on in that store.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "GREG LORENZO" <gregj.lorenzo@shaw.ca>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 6:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Bogus M2-R Auction


> Douglas Sharp writes:
>
>> Is this the shop in Pied Bull Yard? If so - a few years ago there was a
>> lot of rather heated discussion in the German photo press about how
>> serious this company was. Many wrote warnings against having any
>> dealings with them - I don't know whether these were just isolated
>> complaints (mostly about price and higher quality ratings than
>> deserved)  . The magazine didn't recommend the shop in their
>> article about photo shops in London.
>
> Douglas,
>
> Unless there are two of them it is the Pied Bull Yard shop.
>
> Here is their URL:  http://www.theclassiccamera.com/hermes/shop
>
> And if you click on the link "Used M Bodies" you'll come across this 
> listing:
>
> "Leica M2/M2-R Conversion Black
>
> Serial No. 1164803 Black painted enamel but originally chrome. Converted 
> to M4 type film loading. Exc++/Mint minus condition"
>
> Same camera per serial number, same price as the posted Ebay "Buy it Now" 
> price. No long story claiming that the US Army "expertly painted (it) with 
> black paint", "no signs of brassing" yet, etc., etc. Aknowledgement that 
> they are selling a chrome Leica camera that has been converted to the M4 
> film loading system.
>
> I bet you could wait forever and this camera is not going to brass with 
> use.
>
> Regards,
>
> Greg
>
>
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