[Leica] What would a new M cost in 1964?

[bdcolen at earthlink.net (B. D. Colen)]

Ah, those were the days - Amsterdam, Hong Kong, and - damn, what was the
stop-over airport in Ireland? 

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And, at the Amsterdam Airport tax-free shop:

April 2, 1969, Leica M4  $214 American.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Collier" <jbcollier@shaw.ca>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 9:31 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] What would a new M cost in 1964?


> From 1961:
> 
> M3 $297
> M3 BP $324
> M3 + 50/2 rigid $447
> M3 + 50/2 DR with eyes $486
> 
> M2S (with self timer) $249
> M2S BP $276
> M2S + 50/2 rigid $399
> M2S + 50/2 DR with eyes $438
> 
> 50/2 rigid $150
> 50/2 rigid BP $165
> 50/2 DR $189
> 
> 35/2 $174
> 35/2 (with M3 eyes) $207
> 35/2 BP $180
> 35/2 (with M3 eyes) BP $219
> 35/1.4 $267
> 35/1.4 (with M3 eyes) $297
> 35/1.4 BP $280.50
> 35/1.4 (with M3 eyes) BP $312
> 
> 
> John Collier
> 
> On May 3, 2004, at 12:01 AM, Adam Bridge wrote:
> 
> > I'm wondering what a Leica M with 50mm f/2 and 35mm lens would have
> > cost new in
> > 1964? Close is good.
> 
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