Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I do not think that Leica had several hundred bits and bobs hanging around from left over original "O" series camera production. :-) It was a couple of apprentices that were given the job of making as many new "O" series as there were orders (source: Leica press release). The Millennium camera's top plate is a result of the ready availablity of CNC machines. If you look here: http://www.cameraquest.com/m62000.htm You can easily see that the top plate is not NOS M3 but a new design based on the TTL top plate. With today's CNC machines, small production runs are now vaguely economical so Leica can do them and not have to charge too much more (not including the obligatory extra collector sized profit). I doubt that a run of lenses that are destined to remain forever encased in their boxes will increase in value like the truly rare production lenses do. Low production numbers combined with people actually buying them to use, means that collector grade examples of the rare lenses are hard to find and that is what drives up their value. John Collier On Wednesday, February 5, 2003, at 08:12 AM, Patrick Jelliffe wrote: > There's a rumor that Leica gets rid of their surplus > NOS castings and stampings from yesteryear by offering > these special editions. Look at the "Millenium" M6 > with M3 rewind, the "O" series, now the new/old > Summicron. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html