If it was a Kodak Medalist, it might have even been the murder weapon
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By the way, I didn't respond to the poll - just the discussion.
I couldn't resist laughing at this post. I picked up one of these Medalist cameras and held in my hands once. Saw it used 620 film which I wasn't that interested in pursuing. It also looked "like" a Kodak 35 which I hated so I didn't buy it, even though the price was just $15 dollars US. Can't go back and get that one, though now I recognize it was worth at least 5 times that.
As for the Leica. I would take the camera and run.
I cannot lie. You know that. And I can't misrepresent myself either. I can't get very far saying I would do otherwise, because I know what I'd do.
Because I've done it.
Flea market comes around twice a year. It's a big deal so I bring plenty of cash. For me $100 dollars US is plenty of cash.
On the table early morning sits an M2 with three lenses, meter and flash. This is a vendor I recognized from previous flea markets. Usually has filters for aquarium pumps etc. Without thinking I had much of a chance with what I have in my pocket, I ask. "How much?" He says "I don't know." Twice... Twice I tell him it's worth a lot of money. He still doesn't have a price. I say I've got $100 and he says OK. Of course the darn thing was busted. But Youxin Ye fixed that up quick.
