BillP
Rangefinder General
So, there I am, minding my own business, just popped into town to do some Christmas shopping, when I hear the siren call of this little beauty sitting in the window of London Camera Exchange.
Now, I used to have a DR Summicron years ago. It was my first Summicron, and I have regretted selling it for many a long year. When I saw this one, on a nice M2 I went in and asked. They were on at £499 the pair, and I asked if they would split. No, came the answer - it's difficult to shift bodies on their own, and they had priced to sell. But I don't need another M body, say I. In the end, we compromised. £450 the pair. As I was paying the manager disappeared into the back and came back first with an IROOA hood (pictured) then with an apparently unused brown leather Leitz neck-strap and threw them in. I popped a roll in immediately and had a play around. Here is one of the first results:
I honestly intended to come straight home and put the M2 on eBay... Really I did... I only wanted that Summicron...
But.
That clear and uncluttered viewfinder...
The buttery-smooth wind on...
The polite cough of the shutter...
Both lens and body date from 1960. I don't know, but I should imagine they were bought from new as a pair. They are both in remarkably good condition; no brassing, no dings, even the flash socket covers are in place.
Seems a shame to break them up after all these years...
So I have stuck a Luigi strap on it, and just spent the last two hours putting a whole bunch of other stuff on eBay
On the whole I think I've got a bargain. I've looked at DR, M2 and IROOA prices on eBay and it certainly looks that way.
Watch this space. My IIIc has a younger brother...
Regards,
Bill
Now, I used to have a DR Summicron years ago. It was my first Summicron, and I have regretted selling it for many a long year. When I saw this one, on a nice M2 I went in and asked. They were on at £499 the pair, and I asked if they would split. No, came the answer - it's difficult to shift bodies on their own, and they had priced to sell. But I don't need another M body, say I. In the end, we compromised. £450 the pair. As I was paying the manager disappeared into the back and came back first with an IROOA hood (pictured) then with an apparently unused brown leather Leitz neck-strap and threw them in. I popped a roll in immediately and had a play around. Here is one of the first results:
I honestly intended to come straight home and put the M2 on eBay... Really I did... I only wanted that Summicron...
But.
That clear and uncluttered viewfinder...
The buttery-smooth wind on...
The polite cough of the shutter...
Both lens and body date from 1960. I don't know, but I should imagine they were bought from new as a pair. They are both in remarkably good condition; no brassing, no dings, even the flash socket covers are in place.
Seems a shame to break them up after all these years...
So I have stuck a Luigi strap on it, and just spent the last two hours putting a whole bunch of other stuff on eBay
On the whole I think I've got a bargain. I've looked at DR, M2 and IROOA prices on eBay and it certainly looks that way.
Watch this space. My IIIc has a younger brother...
Regards,
Bill
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