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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Second hand shopping day
From: luisripoll at telefonica.net (Luis Ripoll)
Date: Fri Mar 30 14:36:06 2007
References: <460D5D55.8090901@gmx.de>

Congratulations Doug, you have purchased a great and beautiful outfit, you
made me jalous but I think is better I wasn't in Hanover. I wait to see soon
your pictures with these new toys

Saludos desde Barcelona
Luis  

-----Mensaje original-----
De: lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org] En nombre de
Douglas Sharp
Enviado el: viernes, 30 de marzo de 2007 20:56
Para: Leica Users Group
Asunto: [Leica] IMG: Second hand shopping day

Hello all,
finally got around to mooching around the S/H stores in Hannover after a
long stretch of inhabiting my office almost 365/24/7.

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/_MG_5523_edited-1.jpg.
html

After years of sorely missing my destroyed through stupidity and a concrete
pavement Rollei SL2000F, I found this little beauty (A Rolleiflex 3003
"Edition de Luxe" No. 114 of 500). Original boxed with all the certificates,
a 50/1.8, remote release, quick-charger,  and, very suspicious, a letter
from Rollei with explanations of how to get it running again if it seizes up
(no surprise, the SL2000F had the same bug). Once I had the battery pack
charged it clicked (well more of a light Chonk-BzzzzzT ) away happily , just
as it should. So there's going to be a little film renaissance in the coming
weeks.

Also found a nice condition Novoflex bellows with a slide copier and a
couple of Rollei lenses too. The Yashica is just stuck on the end of the
bellows, I've had it for years.
It was either this pile or a Canon 5D - but I just couldn't resist after I
had this lovely piece of machinery sitting in the palm of my hand.
And all of this for  a price that even SWMBO accepts :-) (a little over 1000
but well below 1500 Euros ).
Saw some amazingly reasonable Leica Rs too starting at around 240 Euros for
an R4, an R7 for 390 and an R9 for just under 1000). Zenza Bronicas are up
for give away prices as are Mamiya 645 bodies. A Leica bellows with a 4/100
macro head for only 200 too. I hope I'll be able to resist making another
trip soon

So cheers from a very happy shopper.
Douglas


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