Hi Bob, I'm glad someone saved that ebay auction. I wished i had pdf'd it.
Regards, Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Walkden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Kristian Walsh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 12:29 PM Subject: Re: OT: Advice on used Leica M2? > Hi, > > that's a very good price - other people have said it sounds too good > to be true, so you should really take a hard look at the camera and > the lens. > > Stephen Gandy has a useful M site: > http://www.cameraquest.com/mguide.htm which includes a buyers' > checklist - towards the bottom of the page. I found it useful when I was > buying my first M (an M3). The Leica list (LUG) has some preferred people > with good reputations for repairing and CLAing M. The person whose name > comes up most is Sherry Krauter iirc. You can get her details from the LUG, > unless another PDMLer who has used her services chips in. > > Somebody else pointed out that you really need a meter when you go out > and about with these things, and I second that. This can add to the > clutter that you're carrying around - I always take an incident meter. > But you could take a small shoe-mounted incident meter such as one of > the Leica originals, or the Voigtlander meter which has a v.g. > reputation. > > btw, s/n 106,900 makes it a 1933 Leica II! (And still a good deal). Assuming > it really is an M2 the s/n started at 949,101. If your # is 1,006,900 > then it's a 1960 model. I expect it's a typo, but I don't think there > were any 2.5 Summarons - it's more likely to be a f/3.5. > > I have 2 Ms - an M3 and an M4-2 - with 3 lenses. They're a real > pleasure to use and well worth having, in my opinion, so I hope yours > checks out ok. It sounds like a great deal. > > This is what a *really* brassy M2 looks like - I saved the page off > eBay: http://www.web-options.com/m2.htm. Enjoy! > > --- > > Bob > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Monday, July 29, 2002, 6:37:09 PM, you wrote: > > > Hi, > > > I know this is almost completely non-Pentax(*), but I know there are a > > few Leica M users lurking here, so here's the question: > > > Is ?250 (~$250) a good price for a working M2, or is it too good to be > > true? Cosmetically, the body is quite battered: the "leather" cover is a > > bit torn, the top plate is quite brassy, and there are several dents. > > The body comes with a 35/f2.5 Summaron lens, and the body serial number > > is around 106,900. > > > I've popped the shutter and 1/4 and 1/1000, and seems to work. Anything > > else to look for? > > > I don't want this to collect - I just like the idea of a compact, quiet, > > 35mm camera that I could bring around with me. > > > Website addresses also gratefully received. > > -- > > Kristian > > > (*) A desparate attempt to bring this post back on topic: has anyone > > ever seen the Pentax 43mm in M mount? > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
