Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Used 1Ds also go for $4.0-4.5K here in Japan. A 50% decrease may be quite acceptable for a camera of this kind. I for one would assume that current and future M-mount digicams will enjoy longer lives, although it is my arbitrary speculation. Otherwise, Leica digital cameras will have little chance to survive. MIKIRO Japan Feli di Giorgio wrote: > Have you taken a look lately at prices for a used Canon 1Ds? The 1Ds II > isn't even on the shelves yet, and already > prices for the 1Ds are falling like a watermelon dropped out of a 20th > floor window. That was a $8000 > body, last week I saw a mint one go for $4100. > > Feli > > On Oct 16, 2004, at 7:05 PM, MIKIRO wrote: > >> This is a critical issue to Leica. No one would be happy to see their >> $7K Leica cameras worth $2K in two years. In my opinion, this is >> justified only by those who make enough money with the "tools". And >> then, how many Leica users can do that? However, decrease of resale >> value will possibly be smaller than expected because 6-10MP digital >> M-mount cameras are produced in small numbers and probably work well >> enough even in three years. >> >> MIKIRO >> Japan