Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/06/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Confessions of a new Leica owner....... I splurged today....... I bought a new black M-6 and a new 50mm Summicron...........(from B&H) I toyed with buying used and in the end, two factors prevailed. 1) Leica earns nothing if I buy used. Nothing against buying used equipment, I've bought quite a bit of it as you can save a great deal of money doing so...... But seeing what it costs to repair a M6, I'd prefer to have three years for a problem to reveal itself than 10 or 90 days. Plus I get an extra EV of meter sensitivity to boot (not that I need it). Besides, if Leica is going to have R&D money to finish developing that M-7 I saw in Solms...... : ) They need healthy sales and the profits. 2)I wonder and doubt that I'll ever be able to buy another Leica M body new with passport for less than $2000. (it hurts less if you don't think about the price, or the percentage of your yearly income that just metamorphose (sic) into metal and glass, it's only money.... right?) Besides that, I plan to keep this one. I expect it will still be working long after my EOS stuff is dead and unrepairable. I thought about buying an older model, I used to have two M-3's, but after reading all of the LUG digests I could, the general consensus was that the M-6 rangefinder is more reliable than the M-4 2 and M-4 P I was looking at, plus it has a meter to boot. Besides I can always buy a used m body, but a new one at $1995, I wonder.... Only 11 more shopping days till the rebate ends.......... Kinda puts me in the holiday mood and I break out singing to the tune of Jingle Bells...... Leica sales, Leica sales, Leica all the way Oh what fun it is to buy A black Leica M6 today, Leica sales, Leica sales, Leica all the way Oh what fun it is to buy A new Leica camera today......... Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night! Duane Birkey HCJB World Radio Quito Ecuador