Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well- I went to a wedding this past weekend, as a guest not photographer, and one of the other guests showed up with his wife in a 1963 4 cam coupe, in the original Porsche silver, unrestored but in showroom condition- made me remember why I loved the car when I was in high school. I also thought they were way overpriced, so I never got one. To keep it on topic- I also took a Noctilux which a dear friend loaned to me (At least I think I'm a dear friend- because if I had a Nocti... I wouldn't loan it out to just anybody!). In printing the negs, I had the impression that I could have gotten by with another notch on the speed dial- some negatives were just about OVEREXPOSED. You may find it hard to get a used one- I haven't seen too many. Apparently anyone who gets a Noctilux bonds with it and keeps it until death doth part them! Given the few used ones that I've seen out there, however, I am inclined to believe that most owners choose to be buried with their Noctis when they pass. Recently I've seen two used ones- one at KEH for $1389, and one mint in the box somewhere else for $1995. Once the bug bites you, you are a goner! Dan dwpost@msn.com