[Leica] Leica prices

[shino at panix.com (Rei Shinozuka)]

i think the jump is evident in the secondary market as well.  Noctiluxen 
(the f1.0 versions) are something like $4,000 now?  In 2001 I bought a 
mint used Noct for about $1,900 or so.  Prices have been climbing ever 
since--well before any hint of the f0.95 version.  Of course, Leica 
doesn't get any of this valuation directly.  But the jump in used prices 
signals that buyers are willing and able to pay up.

-rei


Douglas Nygren wrote:
> While some feel that Leica's asking price for the M9 is something they 
> are willing to pay in order to get the finest results in their work, I 
> am not able to say that.
>
> It's not just the M9's price that I'm reacting to. It's the overall 
> jump. The new Noctilux and the 1.4 21mm and 24mm cost an arm and a leg.
>
> Are we witnessing Leica as a cash cow--milk the market until it goes dry?
>
> I hope not.
>
> The second Tri-Elmar certainly is not cheap, but it's three lenses in 
> one. One can concoct a rationale to buy it. If you look at the Zeiss 
> 15mm for 3,000, the Tri-Elmar doesn't look that out of line.
>
> We will have to see where Leica's pricing leads. In the time being, 
> the jump in prices certainly doesn't hurt the value of our used glass.
>
> Top of the day to you all--Doug
>
>
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