[LargeFormat] A Modest Proposal

[philip lambert]

Dear Uncle Dick.
In EBay.co.uk 5x4 monorails change hands at £100-300 depending and you see
them advertised elsewhere at similar prices. Leica lenses fetch more than
this and two lenses plus a body adds up to quite a lot.  How could you
expect a trade-in on that basis except at a camera shop? I expect you pay
duty on landed values in Australia which makes imports dearer. Isn't there
at least one serious camera shop on your island?  Nephew Philip.   Is it
true you shouldn't approach the roos in the rutting season?
>     Last year I purchased a new Leica camera from a local shop - the M6
TTL
> model. I purchased 2 new 50mm standard lenses - one that has a wide
aperture
> and one that folds down flat for travel. I have used them a little in the
> year, but most of the time the camera has sat in the bag unused.
>
>     Here is where I run into a puzzle with the auction site. I would like
to
> trade the Leica and the 2 lenses for a really good field or technical 4 x
5
> with suitable glass - but all of the transactions are stated as sales and
> not trade. Of course the auction site would like it to be that way - two
> transactions and two percentage fees. I wish it could be different.