[Leica] the first IIIg

[pklein at 2alpha.net (Peter Klein)]

I'm not a collector, and I don't play one on TV.  But if I could have one
"collector" Leica, it would be the one Jim Lager showed a picture of at
the LHSA meeting in St. Louis last year.  It was engraved:

        MAD IN GERMANY

I would use it to take pictures, though.  It would be a constant,
whimsical reminder that *nothing* is perfect.

--Peter

"Wilkommen, bienvenue, welcome, come in"  --Madeline Kahn (Blazing
Saddles)


"B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> wrote:

> And btw, I certainly understand the urge to collect, and I can
> understand wanting to own something unique - let's say the first Leica
> prototype, which holds a real spot in the history of photography. Or,
> for that matter, the very first Leica to leave the factory for sale.
> After that? We're basically talking about acquiring mass produced goods.
> And don't even start on the subject of limited editions produced
> specifically to be collected. :-)