Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/06/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]How has the Dollar done against the DM/Euro? That may make more difference for US buyers than anything Leica have done. FD On 17 Jun, 2011, at 16:25, Lawrence Zeitlin wrote: > Coincidentally, I just came across this post in PhotoNet. I have the same > Leica catalog and the prices he quotes are correct. In 1954, eleven years > earlier than the date on the poster's catalog, I bought a new, just issued > M3 with an f2 Summicron directly from Leica for the princely sum of $254. I > still have the receipt. Given the average inflation rate of the USA from > 1914 to 2010 of 3.34%, my camera and lens would have cost $1652 in today's > dollars. Had the poster bought an M3 and f2.0 Summicron at the $406 price > listed in the catalog, today's value, given inflation, would be $1828. So > clearly Leica's prices have risen faster than the rate of inflation. Better > quality, I don't know. I have yet to find anyone who claims that an M6 or > M7 > will take better pictures than an M3 with the same lens or that the build > quality of the newer cameras is better. > > Just more fuel for the fire. > > Larry Z > > sonny Chastant <http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=838404> > <http://photo.net/member-status-icons>, > Feb 11, 2011; 04:30 p.m. > > I purchased a lens on Ebay and the seller sent along gratis pamphlets in > the > box...one is very interesting. It is dated 1965..."Leica dn Leicaflex > Cameras and Accessories", interesting that the book lists the prices of > Leica Equipment, that date. > Leica M3-$288. > Leica M3, with 50mm Summicron F2-$406. > Leica M2-$243. > Leica M3, black finish-$273., with black 50mm F 1.4, Summilux $400. > 35mm Summaron F 2.8-$120. > 35mm Summilux 1.4-$198. > 28mm viewfinder in Chrome-$30. > 35mm viewfinder in Chrome-$28.50 > 21mm F 3.4 -= $270. > > Leicaflex (standard)/body only-$549. > For your viewing pleasure!!!!! > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information