Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/04/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Give me a call. But I insist on eating on the East Bank, not West Bank :-) At 10:48 AM 4/7/2004, you wrote: >Hi Jeffery, > >Well, my M4 isn't exactly brand new -- but darn close to it. > >Get this -- a fellow Rollei user told me that the wealthy wife of a >physician friend of his was unloading her hobby cameras as preparation for >retirement. She and her husband, you see, are quitting the rat race next >year in favor of touring the globe in their boat and she wanted to lighten >the load, so to speak. Among her cameras, I was told, was an M4 (my >aforementioned fave). > >Well, a couple of days ago I reported aboard the boat, which is in reality a >million-dollar-plus Hatteras 55 motor yacht, and inquired about the Leica. >The soon-to-be retiree (who looks to be about 40 years old) produced a >flawless M4 body and a service receipt from Sherry Krauter. Sherry had >recently replaced a few dry bits and re-lubed and adjusted the camera. It >had been stored unused for about 30 years! The price was $1,000. I >couldn't pass it up. > >I immediately ordered a mint condition, latest version 50mm Summicron from >Don Chatterton, plus a strap, UV filter and -1 diopter correction lens >(gosh, I'm getting old) and am back in business. 35 and 90mm Summis will >come later. > >Next week, I'll start taking photos to contribute to the PAW collection. > >It's good to hear from you. I'll let you know the next time I'm down (my son >lives in Gretna and my daughter near Baton Rouge). We should "do lunch". > >All the best, > >Craig > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information