jc_braconi Posted September 21, 2011 Share #1 Posted September 21, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) in very good condition , why this groove milled in the Viso front mount ? SPECIAL LEICA CAMERA WITH VISOFLEX GRAY PAINT & ENGRAVED ON THE BACK | eBay Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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someonenameddavid Posted September 21, 2011 Share #2 Posted September 21, 2011 in very good condition , why this groove milled in the Viso front mount ? SPECIAL LEICA CAMERA WITH VISOFLEX GRAY PAINT & ENGRAVED ON THE BACK | eBay Perhaps it was customised for use where the mount is used in a high vibration environment like an aircraft. Why the seller expects such silly money for it: it should sell at $1200 not $18000... Are people losing their minds? David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted September 21, 2011 Share #3 Posted September 21, 2011 Perhaps it was customised for use where the mount is used in a high vibration environment like an aircraft. Why the seller expects such silly money for it: it should sell at $1200 not $18000... Are people losing their minds? David ...The answer is the SELLER...... one has to expect such offers by her... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
someonenameddavid Posted September 21, 2011 Share #4 Posted September 21, 2011 ...The answer is the SELLER...... one has to expect such offers by her... I think I have it figured out... It's a way to defraud EBAY of their commission. 1) Advertise the item at a ridiculously high price so that it can't possibly sel, then: 2) It didn't sell on EBAY but it was advertised, so that 3) someone sends them a private message: how about selling it to me for 1200... OK: item sold no commission to ebay. Hmmmm. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted September 21, 2011 Share #5 Posted September 21, 2011 Especially the Visoflex looks like a repaint. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted September 22, 2011 Share #6 Posted September 22, 2011 in very good condition , why this groove milled in the Viso front mount ? SPECIAL LEICA CAMERA WITH VISOFLEX GRAY PAINT & ENGRAVED ON THE BACK | eBay The groove is visible in this similar item (NASA M2) , on auction sale just in these days (base 12KUS$ premium incl.) Rare Leica MD Gray Hammertone with Visoflex III E7RBLBB - Item #: 2304372 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted September 22, 2011 Share #7 Posted September 22, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Especially the Visoflex looks like a repaint. ... and body too (compare with the auction pics I linked - expecially the top).... ... the s/n just 1 more than the last of the "official" NASA batch makes to arise any kind of hipotesis... from the "original factory surplus" to the "smartly engineered fake from original parts"... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted September 22, 2011 Share #8 Posted September 22, 2011 Agree, the paint on the e-bay one seems too shiny and too "fat" I would love to see them side by side. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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