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Well, following this thread in a somewhat bemused manner, I Iooked up Osterloh's R book "Applied Leica Technique", a copy of which I have. One copy was sensibly priced at £17, but there were some frankly absurd asks, up to £71. I wouldn't have believed it.

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I guess I'll wait a couple of years and trade them for a yacht in St.Tropez.

 

No need to wait a couple of years. There's someone here with a yacht who I am sure could be persuaded to do an exchange, providing there's at least some mention of Visoflex and Bellows in there...

 

More seriously, I have the Compendium, not that great a book IMHO.

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This book is obviously becoming a collectable so if you have a copy, I suggest you take good care of it because what is out there is all there is. Part of the value of a collectible item is that there is only a limited supply available. Most collector's items are priced rediculously, that's the nature of something that's collectable. People will literally pay huge amounts of money for something seemingly worthless. In the end, it becomes an investment. Go figure.

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Mine has been on put on sale for the last 3 months and nothing got sold. Yes, the price is really attractive for the sellers but it's hard finding this kind of buyers. I think the market for these buyers is really small.

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Is this for real?

 

Leica Lens Compendium by Erwin Puts Hove Books 2001 - eBay (item 380224675920 end time May-14-10 16:07:33 PDT)

 

My copy sits on the shelf. I have to finance the purchase of a 50mm Summilux ASPH, I will gladly sacrifice the book. Anyone interested?

 

This seller currently has a new copy of the Leica lens compendium listed at a buy it now price of US$1250.00.

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