You guys will not believe this!!!!!!!

[SolaresLarrave]

Rick, you got an M4-2 and a 'cron 35 for $500 from a friend?

You do have good friends... And that's a nice story.

Let me warn you: you won't need any more camera gear... 😉

 

[darkkavenger]

Now you must promise Santa, the fairies, God and all the others that you'll be good until next xmas 😉

 

[flashover]

I though I got a good deal on your GSN. Now I will have to visit ever photographic studio in Southren Ont. as well as the second hand stores 🙂 John

 

[bobofish]

Just goes to show that your parents were wrong, there is a Santy Claus!

Congrats on the lovely camera, I hope you get to take many lovely shots with it, and that all those shots become pure gold at the galleries.

Also, congrats on the gallery sale!

Congrats all around!

 

[Byuphoto]

And with your luck, I'm willing to bet that that's a 4th version, pre-asph too.

How would I tell

 

[Byuphoto]

Thank you all. This is why I love it hear. Everyone is always glad to share in someones good fortune. And Fransisco, I sure will need a good M mount 50 but I will get an adapter for the 90 elmar

 

[FrankS]

Congrats! I believe in Karma: what goes around, comes around. Pay it forward.

 

[aad]

That's a great story. Congratulations!

 

[mac_wt]

From the subject of your post I fully expected you had bought a camera. But that is a very sweat deal. Congrats and lots of good light.

Wim

 

[reagan]

Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy ... uh, well, besides me of course... Congrats ol' boy! Have fun with it!!

(And be sure and PM me the gentleman's address so I can put him on my Christmas card list... there's always next year for the rest of us! 😉 )

 

[ywenz]

lets see some pics of these new gears!

 

[ray_g]

How would I tell

Short of a photo, you may find GANDY'S description helpful.

Lens serial number ---> year of manufacture here

 

[Little Prince]

There is a God and a Santa Claus. :angel:

😱

Yes there's a Santa Claus... and seems he's a soon retired wedding photog 😀

Yeah.. that's all very well... but this still proves he wasn't around before 1933 (or thereabouts).

 

[Byuphoto]

It is an early version, Leitz made in Canada, 4th model

 

[Todd.Hanz]

unbelievable, great luck or karma or blessings or whatever!

Todd

 

[ray_g]

It is an early version, Leitz made in Canada, 4th model

The winking cat in your avatar seems like the cat that swallowed the canary. 🙂
How fitting! Congratulations.

 

[Byuphoto]

The winking cat in your avatar seems like the cat that swallowed the canary. 🙂
How fitting! Congratulations.

He's actually blind in that eye and quite old. Just showed up on my back porch and we kinda fit each other

 

[Gabriel M.A.]

Wow. And wow. Now, I really hope he knew what he was selling! Congratulations on that great deal.

 

[ch1]

But you do realize that you have to change your avatar to a DOG!

His name, BTW, is LUCKY.

Congrats.

It's nice to hear a story like this - thanks

 

[Honus]

Wow.

I am waiting for a 4th ver. 35 Summicron in the mail from Henry's to mount to my M2. I thought I got a good deal but it is nothing like yours. Congratulations.

- robert