Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/10/15

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Subject: [Leica] Leica MP with "Black ISO dial".... fact or fiction?
From: jackmclain at mac.com (Jack McLain)
Date: Wed Oct 15 19:22:24 2008
References: <200810150502.m9F51pYO098581@server1.waverley.reid.org>

I went back to the eBay listing I was referring to 
(http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=230259025383#ht_3124wt_0
 
). The seller is saying (I think) that there is something special re:  
the ISO dial being black and only 1000 cameras were so made. He is  
asking for ~$1K premium because of this distinction. He appears to be  
a Camera Dealer from the Wash. D.C. area. My serial number is 100  
units away from the number given for the camera listed.

Is this making sense?

I will list my camera and lenses on friday as I understand that  
posting "for sale" is not looked upon favorably on this list on other  
days.

cheers
Jack


On Oct 14, 2008, at 10:02 PM, lug-request@leica-users.org wrote:

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> From: Leonard Taupier <len-001@verizon.net>
> Date: October 14, 2008 6:54:25 PM GMT-07:00
> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] MP question: ISO dial?
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
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> Jack,
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> Whoever says a MP with an ISO dial is rare is trying to take money  
> from the uninformed. Even the original MP, which is actually a M2  
> variant, has an ASA dial.
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> Len
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> On Oct 14, 2008, at 6:43 PM, Jack McLain wrote:
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>> Gentlemen:
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>> I am about to sell my Leica MP and several lenses and while looking  
>> around and trying to see what the market is I came upon an  
>> advertisement for a MP that the seller claimed was rare because it  
>> had an ISO dial.  What is the deal with this? Is it true that only  
>> some MP cameras have an ISO dial? (how would one set film speed  
>> without a dial anyway?) Mine does indeed have an ISO dial and I  
>> want to get a fair price for it. The serial number of my camera is  
>> 2880XXX if that is relevant.
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>> On a second note: where is the best, safest and most reliable site  
>> to sell Leica gear these days? Is it best to sell privately or to  
>> ship it off to Tamarkin, KEH, et al, and save oneself the hassle of  
>> dealing with potential rip-off artists?
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>> thanks much
>> cheers
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>> Jack McLain
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