[Leica] FS: M7 x0.85 black, Cron 50mm (latest version), Elmarit 90mm (latest version)

[alex at zabrovsky.org (Alex Zabrovsky)]

Sale due to major change in my hobby priorities...after some 12 years of 
heavy photography entertainment (last 3 by Leica only) I notice the 
priorities are shifting a bit away...
I'm getting seriously bitten by a bug of mountain biking, lately noticed 
90% of my free time (if any) gets devoted to riding and biking stuff and 
my fine Leica gear spends more and more time in closet (along with B&W 
stuff).
Need to raise some cash for the new joy (and also taking care of wife's 
car), selling my beloved M7, 50mm cron and 90mm Elmarit.

Leica M7 x0.85, black (regular), body cap + original box.
Looks mint, feels very smooth (smoother then my M6 noticeably), very 
soft and nice shutter sound. Optics is pristine, RF focusing is precise 
(used with my 50mm cron and rarely with 90mm Elmarit).
Cosmetics is nothing but mint, no any dings, scratches covering 
blemishes, the bottom plate is still covered by original protective 
covering.
The camera is well known ISO wheel-related issue - sometimes, turning it 
on when set to auto DX, the leds are blinking due to wrong ISO reading. 
The cure is simple - just few quick thumb turns of the wheel, switch 
OFF/ON the camera and the reading works fine.
When shooting on manual - doesn't mater at all. The issue is well known 
by Leica Solms and gets fixed easily by them for a moderate price 
(changing to other type of DX reader inside of the film canister 
chamber), however I usually shoot on manual (setting ISO manually, or 
shooting manually altogether) and bearign in mind the carea operates 
flawlessly besides of that - decided not to fix it, just no need..

Because of that ISO reader issue, the price is set accordingly - I'm 
willing to let it go for 1649 US$ and that includes fully insured and 
trackable shipment by EMS to US/Western Europe destinations. Please 
inquire for other locations.

Summicron-M 50mm lens, black (regular) + generic front cap and original 
rear cap, latest version (features retractable hood). Includes original 
pouch.
Optics is pristine, no need to glorify once again the image quality 
delivered by the lens, stunning. Always used with front UV filter.
Cosmetics: slight, barely noticeable (but still) paint scratches on the 
edge of the hood from normal usage, there is pin-sized (probably half 
mm) nick on the barrel - just noticed one inspecting the lens, this is 
just behind of the aperture ring. Obviously no any impact on usage or 
image quality and actually hardly noticed unless particularly inspected 
for cosmetics, but still worth to mention.
I'll take 679 US$ for it shipped by EMS to US/Western Europe, please 
inquire for other locations.

Elmarit-M 90mm latest version (also retractable hood), comes with both 
original caps + pouch (need to check it again to make sure...)
This is a real jem of portraiture and any general short to mid-telephoto 
work. unfortunately used very seldom by me mostly sitting calmly on the 
closet, just being too lazy to lug it around more often. But when I did 
and actually used it - it really shined (unless my miserable skills 
ruined the shot).
Cosmetics is mint indeed, nothing to mention. Optics is pristine as well.
Price: 745 US$ shipped by EMS to US/Western Europe, please inquire for 
other locations.


Will provide S/Ns for all upon request, pictures will also be available 
upon request.

I'm on Ebay with 100% integrity ratings, both a seller and buyer since 
1998, over 30 deals, last two deals during last 6 months, check for:   
alexzabr
I used to be active and known on RFF, bought and sold there, sold my M3 
there to an RFF fellow, proud by that deal. On RFF I'm alexz.

Thank you for your attention and good luck.

Alex