Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/07/19

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Subject: Re: [Leica]If Leica is too expensive what would be the best alternative?
From: Eric Welch <ewelch@ponyexpress.net>
Date: Sun, 19 Jul 1998 17:21:07 -0500
 
At 10:20 PM 7/19/98 +0200, you wrote:

>Don't buy "lemons"("vieux clous" in french) such as Minolta srt, Pentax lx,
>Olympus om1 because these bodies are not retrievable if a spare part is

You are mistaken about the Pentax LX. One of my employees uses them and has
had one overhauled just recently.

And LTM Leica cameras are not out of favor with Leica, but there are
independent repair facilities, for other cameras too. But I agree on the
price of used Leicas. They will give a better return on investment than
anything else. Not that it's really an investment, but buying good tools
that last is economical.
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Eric Welch
St. Joseph, MO
http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch

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