Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/01/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sounds right on the rangefinder. A couple of years ago Leica quoted me $350 + labor to replace the rangefinder on my M2. The duel range summicron is worth $450 at least and more depending on condition, but it would have to be mint ot get $1000. If you paid $350 for this outfit recetnly, then you stole it. I should be so lucky. kw At 03:58 PM 1/9/96 -0600, Michael Bell wrote: >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 > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ken Wilcox Carolyn's Personal Touch Portraits umcc.umcc.umich.edu