HELP! Where to buy a used Leica in Quebec or Canada

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I have decided to get a Leica in the near future. I am in Quebec City and the market here, if any, is really small. Could any one point me out to a trustly Leica resource in Canada (Montréal could be nice). I used to borrow an M4-P and a non-TTL M6 from my father. But he sold his equipment last year. Are ebay prices a good example? or is there another source of information about prices? I would prefer to inspect the camera befor buying it. Should I wait and buy a new M6. So far only Henry's in Toronto list them. How the passport warranty actually works?

Than you for your help

Jorge

-- Jorge Ortega (ortegajorge@globetrotter.net), April 20, 2001

Answers

Jorge:

You should have bought your father's gear :-) I think EBay prices are generally indicative of what the current market is for Leica gear. If you are going to buy a used M of earlier vintage than the M6 classic, I would also add into your budget for a professional CLA on the body. Which lens(es) were you thinking of getting?

-- Jack Flesher (jbflesher@msn.com), April 20, 2001.


I wouldn't limit myself to the local area, as the selection is likely to be small and the prices high. The following are great sources of used Leica equipment with excellent service and fair prices from my experience: Jim Kuehl, Don Chatterton (www.donchatterton.com) and KEH camera brokers (www.keh.com). For new Leica, (gray-market in US), www.deltainternational.com has been great to me.

-- Jay (infinitydt@aol.com), April 20, 2001.

Jorge, From my last trip to Montreal, there is no good choice there (the place I used to use closed a number of years ago) but if you get to Toronto or even Ottawa the selection improves. In Toronto try Vistek or Alt, both are on Queen St. In Ottawa, try Camera Exchange 2 on Bank St. All of these companies have web sites and I've delt with each.I have no problems to report with any.

-- Peter J. Hanlon (peter.hanlon@3web.net), April 20, 2001.

Alt Camera Exchange near the corner of Queen Street/ Church Street has the best selection of used Leica equipment.

Eight Elm Photo and Video, at 8 Elms Street, two block norht of Eaton Center on Yonge Street also sells new and used Leica equipment.

-- martin tai (martin.tai@capcanada.com), April 21, 2001.


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