Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. - --Boundary_(ID_UqrO19tzQpQKQdZW6Xz89Q) Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT I guess I just found the deal of the century then. I went to the Leica dealer here in Dallas & found one with the eyes they had just taken in, clean glass, no fog I can detect, later dual scales, and smooth focusing movement, for $295 + tax, $320 total. When I asked why they had it at that price, he said "That's all they're worth!" - -----Original Message----- From: Mike Johnston [mailto:michaeljohnston@ameritech.net] Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 1999 2:59 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: [Leica] DR a bargain?? Alistair: >>>> 50mm f:2 Summicron-DR 1950xxx mint-/exc+++ 650.00 And Stan backs that up: Leica 50/2 Summicron DR Ex++/M- $595/$695 <<<< ...But those prices are for DR's WITH the eyes. If you find a nice DR that is missing its eyes, it can be a great bargain compared to either the complete DR or the Rigid. And who in the world NEEDS the eyes these days, to do something any SLR can do better? A DR without eyes is one of the few bonafide bargains in Leicadom. ...A situation which will end if we keep talking about it, of course. ;-) - --Mike - --Boundary_(ID_UqrO19tzQpQKQdZW6Xz89Q) Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="MS Exchange Server version 5.5.2448.0"> <TITLE>RE: [Leica] DR a bargain??</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <P><FONT SIZE=2>I guess I just found the deal of the century then. I went to the Leica dealer here in Dallas & found one with the eyes they had just taken in, clean glass, no fog I can detect, later dual scales, and smooth focusing movement, for $295 + tax, $320 total. When I asked why they had it at that price, he said "That's all they're worth!" </FONT></P> <P><FONT SIZE=2>-----Original Message-----</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>From: Mike Johnston [<A HREF="mailto:michaeljohnston@ameritech.net">mailto:michaeljohnston@ameritech.net</A>]</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 1999 2:59 AM</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>Subject: [Leica] DR a bargain??</FONT> </P> <BR> <P><FONT SIZE=2>Alistair: >>>> 50mm f:2 Summicron-DR 1950xxx mint-/exc+++ 650.00</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=2>And Stan backs that up:</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=2>Leica 50/2 Summicron DR Ex++/M- $595/$695</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2><<<<</FONT> </P> <BR> <P><FONT SIZE=2>...But those prices are for DR's WITH the eyes. If you find a nice DR</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>that is missing its eyes, it can be a great bargain compared to either</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>the complete DR or the Rigid. And who in the world NEEDS the eyes these</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>days, to do something any SLR can do better? A DR without eyes is one of</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>the few bonafide bargains in Leicadom.</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=2>...A situation which will end if we keep talking about it, of course.</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>;-)</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=2>--Mike</FONT> </P> </BODY> </HTML> - --Boundary_(ID_UqrO19tzQpQKQdZW6Xz89Q)--