I probably won’t do anything about it. And anyway the management would go ape, but ...
Not far from where I live in the Languedoc there’s a guy advertising a Leica M240 & Summilux 35 mm f/1,4 boxed for 2,500€. Says he’s replaced it with an M10.
This sounds like a bargain. But is it really, in your opinion? And if I go and look at it how should I check that it’s all functioning correctly? Also are there any particular things that I should be looking out for?
Thanks in advance for wasting your time.
my 240 came from the Leica store, no lens, no box :-( but with thumbie grip, genuine Leica leather case, aftermarket handgrip and the Leica branded EVF and a year's warranty. I had them clean the sensor then and there after a dust ref photo showed it needed it. It was €2400
€2500 is a bit much for a high mileage 240 in this day and age IMHO (iirc Manchester Leica store seems to have found some brand new 240s and they have silver only for £2999 about €3350)
But it rather hinges on which lens it's coming with... the latest 35mm F1.4 FLE secondhand costs north of €3000....
The early ones far less...
If you go to see it, check everything works!
Look closely at the viewfinder (dust, scratches) and the lens mount (wear and marks)
Check too see if the paint has come off the buttons and how worn the leatherette covering is to get a sense of how much it's been used,
As with all private sales, buy the seller not the product.... if there's the slightest bit of doubt then there's no doubt at all.... walk away
M240 is a buyers market, more for sale than people buying them. Advantage buyer.