[LRflex] Re: Seen in a shop, Telyt of 800mm!

  • From: Thomas Schofield <tdschofield@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 1 Jul 2006 14:38:40 -0700 (PDT)

Thanks, Xavier, but that's out of my range.  IIRC,
they were $20kUS new in the 70's, and a VW Rabbit came
with it.  The Rabbits were $2k or so then. 

Tom 


--- "Bille Xavier F." <hot_billexf@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Thomas.
> 
> The shop is Double Expo in Paris
> 
> I peobably can do a few pix of the lens and mail
> them you off list. Mind you 
> the lens is in pristine state.
> It comes with a metal silver case, prepared with the
> proper compartment.
> 
> The shop has put a tag: 10K Euros
> 
> Sorry, I'm still green, that's the price for a
> motorcycle by Honda, new 
> 2006!
> 
> If you are interested, I'll help to provide info, I
> have no commission on 
> this (said for any who might doubt ...)
> 
> Regards.
> ---------------------------------
> Xavier F. BILLE
> Maisons-Alfort - France.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> >From: Thomas Schofield <tdschofield@xxxxxxxxx>
> >Reply-To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: [LRflex] Re: Seen in a shop, Telyt of
> 800mm!
> >Date: Sat, 1 Jul 2006 12:28:10 -0700 (PDT)
> >
> >What is the asking price?
> >
> >Does it include the, ehem, travel case?  Leica
> >included a VW Rabbit with those to tote them
> around.
> >Really.
> >
> >Tom
> >
> >--- "Bille Xavier F." <hot_billexf@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >
> > > Hello to all
> > >
> > > Just for sharing the great sighting: a long tele
> of
> > > 800mm, f6.3
> > >
> > > The Serial Number indicates it was built in 1973
> > >
> > > Accordiing to the shop owner, only 375 of these
> have
> > > been made.
> > >
> > > It's huge, it's big, with the lens hood, it's
> some
> > > 1m long. It comes with
> > > it's tripod, specially designed by Gitzo for the
> > > orginal owner.
> > >
> > > Er, in fact the tripod is a derived design of
> the
> > > tripod used by the
> > > Gendarmes for their mobile speed cameras 8)
> > >
> > > Any one on the list is using on of those?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ---------------------------------
> > > Xavier F. BILLE
> > > Maisons-Alfort - France.
> > >
> > >
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