i think im done - m4

[nzeeman]

today i went to photo market here in belgrade. i saw leica m4 which looked like it has seen a lot of use. price - 250 euro. that is almost all money i saved with my second job.
i tried all speeds , checked curtains for holes and other basic checks. and bought it... tomorrow i will get ltm to m adapter (with rest of the money) to try it with my fsu glass. ill try to shoot one color roll and develop it in local 1 hour lab just to check if everything is ok. i hope it is - because if something is wrong - i lost all my savings and ill have to save a lot for future repair.
dear friends keep yours fingers crossed for me...

 

[varjag]

Congrats and welcome to the club! At €250 for an M4 that passes at least superficial check it sounds like a bargain. M4 is one sweet tool that will let you focus in full on your photography.

 

[Paul Jenkin]

Hi there.

I hope it all goes well for you. Not wanting to be funny, but do you not have any consumer protection law in your country? If I was buying this in the UK, I'd insist that the shop gave me at least 3 or 6 months guarantee - which effectively means if anything goes wrong with it in that time, they pay for it to be put right - or give me my money back....

Look forward to seeing the results.

Best wishes,

Paul

 

[vrgard]

The M4 is a great camera. Here's hoping that yours turns out to be in great working condition.

-Randy

 

[kmerenkov]

dear friends keep yours fingers crossed for me...

Good luck! I hope you're going to enjoy your new toy

Hi there.

I hope it all goes well for you. Not wanting to be funny, but do you not have any consumer protection law in your country? If I was buying this in the UK, I'd insist that the shop gave me at least 3 or 6 months guarantee - which effectively means if anything goes wrong with it in that time, they pay for it to be put right - or give me my money back....

You people surely live good there. Here in Moscow shop where I buy used goods gives 3 days of warranty. Never complained yet, though. =)

 

[nzeeman]

I hope it all goes well for you. Not wanting to be funny, but do you not have any consumer protection law in your country?

we dont have anything like that, especially as this was on yearly photo market where a lot of collectors and users gather and buy and sell equipment. in serbia rf gear is pretty cheap because everybody buy dslr. only thing thats good is that i bought one kiev long ago from this guy and he is pretty honest person. (i even know where he bought this camera - on last year market some old guy was selling this camera with 3 50's and one 35 lens for 500euro - now he is selling camera for 250 and lenses for 200 each 😉 ) i asked also one friend of mine who has a used photo store and he said that he also checked that camera and that it is ok for users but it is nothing for collectors. so i hope we were right. 🙂

 

[quizzard87]

if something's wrong with it, just try to sell it here or on the *bay. i'm sure you'll be able to sell it for the price you paid.
i've seen jammed m3's go for 300 euro on the bay!

 

[Blank288]

Congratulations! I think it is well spent money anyhow, even if your M4 should appear more or less out of specs. Try to find a reliable repairman who can clean an adjust it for an reasonable price.

 

[oscroft]

Many congrats - if it's working, that's a great price.

 

[Nikon Bob]

From the sound of it you did very well and I hope you enjoy your new camera. The M4 I have is one of the smoothest cameras that has been my pleasure to use. Keep us posted on your impressions of it.

Bob

 

[nzeeman]

there is not much to congratulate - i didnt do nothing - i just spent money. i just wanted to have a camera with which i will be sure that my film will come out good (fsu gear served me well but few times i got messed film , and since i am very slow shooter (i shoot almost always just one photo of some place) it is many days or even weeks ruined for me...)
i hope that i will make some photos that deserve congratulations. 😀 until that happen this is just spent money.

 

[pmu]

Nice deal for M4! I had also nice deal a year ago... Black M6 classic + 28mm 3rd version elmarit, both in excellent++ condition: 900 EUR total... 🙂

 

[Florian1234]

If it has no flaws, it surely was a great deal. I recently upgraded from Fed-2 to Leica M4 and use it with fsu lenses, mainly with the J-8 50mm.
And my results improved, but that's mainly due to the bright line finder and more being into photography than at the beginning. 🙂

However, the M4 is a very good tool and I love to use it. I'm sure you will, too. Enjoy it!

 

[Arvay]

All the best! Let M4 be used twice as much by you! 🙂