russljames
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Thinning down my collection to the cameras I use the most. This is my very first Leica, bought at a garage sale with the attached lens for $175.00 about five years ago. I added the finder a few years later for $75.00. Looking only to recapture my investment: $250.00
The missing patches of leatherette on the front are really the only stand-out cosmetic flaws. Camera is fully functional. When not shooting film I have exercised the shutter at all speeds on a periodic basis over the years. The T speed also works as it should.
I especially like the diopter feature in the focusing window. Between that and the added magnification factor, it affords very sharp focusing. Rangefinder is very accurate and images coincide with no overlap. Universal finder is very good for parallax compensation for 35, 50, 85, 90 and 135 lenses.
Summar lens will provide some creative visual effects for you as glass is cloudy and previous owner(s)? seemed to enjoy polishing it. Even still, stop it down to 9 and some very sharp results happen. Wide open at 2.0 gives a dreamy look with swirls galore.
Pay Pal for payment please. In addition to the listed purchase price I ask that you cover shipping costs. To help you calculate shipping, package will be coming from zip code 78132.
I have made several transactions through the classifieds here over the years. My ID on the big auction is the same if you would like to see my feedback rating.
Thanks for looking and giving it some thought!
The missing patches of leatherette on the front are really the only stand-out cosmetic flaws. Camera is fully functional. When not shooting film I have exercised the shutter at all speeds on a periodic basis over the years. The T speed also works as it should.
I especially like the diopter feature in the focusing window. Between that and the added magnification factor, it affords very sharp focusing. Rangefinder is very accurate and images coincide with no overlap. Universal finder is very good for parallax compensation for 35, 50, 85, 90 and 135 lenses.
Summar lens will provide some creative visual effects for you as glass is cloudy and previous owner(s)? seemed to enjoy polishing it. Even still, stop it down to 9 and some very sharp results happen. Wide open at 2.0 gives a dreamy look with swirls galore.
Pay Pal for payment please. In addition to the listed purchase price I ask that you cover shipping costs. To help you calculate shipping, package will be coming from zip code 78132.
I have made several transactions through the classifieds here over the years. My ID on the big auction is the same if you would like to see my feedback rating.
Thanks for looking and giving it some thought!
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