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Subject: [Leica] Fwd: Own Jackie Kennedy's Leicaflex
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2016 12:11:01 -0500
References: <970C0322-A6BB-446B-A1D3-23317CF366D8@twc.com> <E5996292-94BA-4C9F-B636-E56F10D0C7CB@twc.com> <CAFfkXxvaQNciYi2Fa5nFfOC9sVm0Rqh4TjV-MqQTsUx4ns6jtA@mail.gmail.com> <D2112B75-4D9A-4B5F-8E08-0B3662B9193E@twc.com>

Howard, from the photo, the Elmarit is a 28mm.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 7/22/2016 12:07 PM, Howard L Ritter Jr wrote:
> I stand corrected. I don?t know why both general searches and a search of 
> the seller?s offerings didn?t turn it up for me.
>
> And the f/2.8 lens is an Elmarit-R.
>
> Thanks, Sonny!
>
> ?howard
>
>
>> On Jul 22, 2016, at 11:03 AM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> it is there
>>
>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/Jacqueline-Kennedy-Personally-Owned-and-Used-Leicaflex-Camera-1960s-/391467562949?hash=item5b2548f7c5:g:Ql0AAOSwR5dXSGZU&afsrc=1&rmvSB=true
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 22, 2016 at 10:01 AM, Howard L Ritter Jr <hlritter at twc.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Out of curiosity, I just did a search on eBay. I used multiple search
>>> terms as well as searching the alleged seller?s current offerings. I 
>>> found
>>> no evidence of any current or recent eBay listing for any camera 
>>> associated
>>> with Jackie Kennedy.
>>>
>>> Curiouser and curiouser.
>>>
>>> ?howard
>>>
>>>> Begin forwarded message:
>>>>
>>>> From: Howard L Ritter Jr <hlritter at twc.com>
>>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Own Jackie Kennedy's Leicaflex
>>>> Date: July 22, 2016 at 10:50:16 AM EDT
>>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>>>
>>>> This is REALLY a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?to own a Leicaflex SL
>>> with ?Summicron-R 50mm f/2.8? lens! Stated thus several times, so not a
>>> typo.
>>>> Also available separately is a more conventional Summicron-R 50mm f/2
>>> lens.
>>>> Puzzling.
>>>>
>>>> ?howard
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> On Jul 22, 2016, at 10:22 AM, Greg Rubenstein <gcr910 at gmail.com> 
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Any bidders here?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>> http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2016/07/22/jackie-kennedys-personal-photo-gear-up-for-sale-on-ebay.html
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>>
>> -- 
>> Regards,
>>
>> Sonny
>> http://sonc.com/look/
>> Natchitoches, Louisiana
>> 1714
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>>
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