Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/05/03

[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]

Subject: [Leica] What would a new M cost in 1964?
From: bdcolen at earthlink.net (B. D. Colen)
Date: Mon May 3 07:26:29 2004

Not bad...If I'm figuring it right, in 1969 dollars you got about $47
more on trade-in than you paid originally... :-)

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
bill harting
Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 10:21 AM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] What would a new M cost in 1964?


Might have been Shannon.

For investment analysis purposes, the $214 M4 was traded after 32 years
of use toward an M7 (still not sure about that decision) for about
$1300. It didn't owe me anything, I think. We'll see about the M7: I'll
only be 92 when I will be ready to trade that toward an M16.

bill


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 10:07 AM
Subject: RE: [Leica] What would a new M cost in 1964?


> Ah, those were the days - Amsterdam, Hong Kong, and - damn, what was 
> the stop-over airport in Ireland?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf 
> Of bill harting
> Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 10:02 AM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] What would a new M cost in 1964?
>
>
> 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.
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Leica Users Group.
> > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information
> _______________________________________________
> Leica Users Group.
> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information
>
> _______________________________________________
> Leica Users Group.
> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information

_______________________________________________
Leica Users Group.
See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information


Replies: Reply from wharting at verizon.net (bill harting) ([Leica] What would a new M cost in 1964?)
In reply to: Message from wharting at verizon.net (bill harting) ([Leica] What would a new M cost in 1964?)