George, terrific work with the CLA project. Your Leica screw mount 5cm is a beautiful lens. I have looked at a few of the M mount Nikkors but they have become a bit pricey.
Thanks to all for the likes.
A couple with the S5 Pro and Nikkor 105/2.5 @ f/5.6 and f/4.
I suspect this guy was headed to Long Island.
Interesting way to transport classic automobiles.
Regards,
Serge
Thanks Serge. Yes the Nikkor LTM lenses have really gone up the last couple years. You really have to search for bargains and then roll the dice on condition if you can't inspect them in person. I have taken a chance on a few of them but in each case have been able to CLA them to great shape. The best finds so far have come from a local camera store and a thrift shop. They either get traded in or donated thinking they are no longer relevant equipment and most camera store employees do not have much background on the old stuff. I went into one shop that had a huge selection of used equipment and asked about Nikkor rangefinder lenses... The sales person said they thought they had something "in the junk room". I watched him go to a cluttered room and pulled out a cardboard box from a filing cabinet. We went through it and there were a couple lenses in there. Covered in years of dust. I got one of them and it cleaned up to near mint condition.
So they are out there, but definitely hard to find at bargain prices. Buy low, sell high. Not a knock against KEH, but saw a few on their site. Using the 5cm 1.4 as an example... They will purchase one in BGN condition for $131, but have one listed for sale on their site now in BGN condition for $468 Quite the mark up.
You definitely have to be more discerning finding these lenses than F mount.
Quite the mark up.