on 7/15/04 9:02 AM, David Young at dnr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > What say we do a quick poll... > > What percentage of Leica gear do you buy used or new? In 1979 I bought an SL and 400/6.8 Telyt new, and in 1980 I bought a 60 macro new. In 1984 I bought an R4s new. Everything else has been purchased used: 'flex, 4-SL, 2-SL2, 90 'cron, 35 'cron, 35 Elmarit, 21 s-a, 2-R4sP, 50 'cron, 100 APO, 135, 180 Elmarit, 75-200 vario, 250 telyt, 2-280/4.8, 280/4, 400/5.6, 560/5.6, 560/6.8. NOTE: I never had all this stuff at once though sometimes it felt like it. Current inventory: 1 'flex 2 SL bodies in full working condition 1 semi-functional SL 1 non-functional SL 1 SL in pieces, for parts for the two above 2 SL2 35 Elmarit 50 'cron 60 macro 90 'cron 100 APO 280/4 400/6.8 560/6.8 my daughter has the remaing R4sP, with a 60 macro given to her by a friend of mine. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: www.horizon.bc.ca/~dnr/lrflex.htm Archives are at: www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/