Re: Buying a M6

[Pablo_Mendoza@ROOSEVELT-PROVOST.ucsd.edu]

     David,
     
        I used to live in Davis, CA and I know the dilemma you face.  There 
     is only one dealer in Sacramento and he is really interesting to deal 
     with.  I used to drive down to the Bay Area and dealt with Keeble & 
     Shuchat in Palo Alto and Adolph Gassers in the City.  Keeble and 
     Shuchat are really good people to deal with and have a pretty good 
     collection of user Leicas.  If you are into Leica history, they have  
     a wonderful display case of Mr. Shuchat's collectible Leicas.  Adolph 
     Gasser's is the professional photographic center in town.  They are 
     just a few blocks from Moscone Center.  They also are the local 
     co-sponsors of Vis Comm West, held every year in the city.  Give them 
     a look, they usually have some good stuff out for sale.  Both of these 
     places are pretty reasonable in cost.  
     
        Since you live in the Sacramento Area, why don't you keep your eye 
     out for the San Jose Show.  This photographic show is held at the San 
     Jose fair grounds every February and August.  A lot of dealers who 
     list in Shutterbug are there.  It is the largest show of its kind on 
     the West Coast.  I remember picking up a 28 mm Leitz viewfinder there 
     for $75.00 from a private individual at that show.  You might have 
     luck there.
     
        Of the dealers that I have dealt with by mail order, my best luck 
     has been with Jim Kuehl in Des Moines, IA.  While I was in Grad 
     School, he let me purchase a Minolta 28 M-Rokkor in installments ($295 
     in 1987, those were the days for Leica collecting).  He is listed in 
     Shutterbug, usually opposite of Don Chatterton's ad.  Jim Kuehl was 
     one of the Midwest Leica sales reps before the reorganization in the 
     early Eighties.  
     
        Hope this helps.  Good luck.
     
     
     Pablo 
     pmendoza@ucsd.edu


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Subject: Buying a M6
Author:  DFeldman@aol.com at @UCSD
Date:    02/12/1995 1:21 AM


Hi everybody.
     
I want to get an M6 and a 35 summicron to use as my primary camera. I just 
love the feel of this combination.
     
A new setup like this is a lot of money, so I was thinking of getting a used 
body and a new lens. There don't seem to be many camera stores around here 
(Sacramento, CA) that sell these cameras used, but I have noticed quite a lot 
of ads in shutterbug for mail order used Leicas.
     
Has anyone purchased a used camera mail order? Has anyone had a particularly 
good experience with one of these companies?
     
I would greatly appreciate any help or suggestions.
     
David Feldman
dfeldman@aol.com
     
     
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