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Subject: [Leica] What would a new M cost in 1964?
From: wharting at verizon.net (bill harting)
Date: Mon May 3 08:42:26 2004
References: <002101c4311a$3e59cdc0$6401a8c0@CCA4A5EF37E11E>

You should, I think, factor in the annual value of using the thing. You lose
a lot of money on a car, but at least you get to drive around and profile. I
actually made some money with it(!).
:-)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 10:23 AM
Subject: RE: [Leica] What would a new M cost in 1964?


> 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.
> > >
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