Keith: Uhuh, and maybe the 'rust' was just jpeg artefacts resulting from the scanning/compression process :) Chris: Yeah at least he didn't use the word minty.. though I did check some of his other stuff. "Like new in box" is a bit dodgy too. It'd be interesting seeing what a department store looks like by his standards..
Oh btw, found out that it probably was a Leica copy (despite the Leica labelling..) Cheers, Ryan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Whaley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Can't NO-body accuse him of over-estimating or hiding the true > condition! <g> > > You know what, tho'? What he says might well be true! Controls might > work nice. > It's the "very good condition" that sort of lends doubt to the rest, > doesn't it... > Ryan Lee wrote: > > This one's off topic, but it's funny. I was on Ebay looking around looking > > for a Diana or a Holga (no Aussie sellers, much to my disappointment), and I > > suddenly was quite captivated by a Lubitel 166 Universal (any users?). > > Anyway, I clicked to see the seller's other items, and noticed a Leica > > specimen.. "very good condition...controls are smooth" > > http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=30030&item=2956592716 > > By the time I reached the last picture I was stitches..
