[Leica] Eric / Marvin / Tak & Leica Condoms

[Leikon35 <Leikon35@aol.com>]

 I have been told many times by several Japanese camera buyers, including
 the well know & well adverised Mac Camera (Tak) that these Mint M3s are
 not put into collections in Japan but are USED by the Japanese people who
 seem to be more meticulous about fine mechanisms as very few Japanese
 would ever want to be caught dead with a beater Leica & as Eric has also
 said - There are probably more Mint M3s in Japan than in US & Germany.

 One thing that does seem a little funny to me is the use of Leica gadgets
 in Japan ie: Leica cuff-links, watches, tie clips, hand bags and condoms*
 in various focal length.  This would seem  to be the epitome of elitism.

 Marvin     
 ** ;-)

  


In a message dated 5/25/98 10:25:24 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
ewelch@ponyexpress.net writes:

> > several M3s for sale at $2000 for the LN and $2400 for the unused in red 
>  box.
>  > Too many of them have been made for them to become collectibles
>  
>  The problem isn't that there were a lot of them, but the fact that people 
>  want MINT versions of them. There aren't that many in the U.S. Japanese 
>  collectors have snatched them up. You can find user M3s for reasonable 
>  prices. It's the MINT ones that are expensive.
>