Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/09/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Which is half what a new film Leica costs today. -- Chris Crawford Fine Art Photography Fort Wayne, Indiana 260-437-8990 http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 Become a fan on Facebook On 9/23/14 1:12 PM, "Sonny Carter" <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote: >According to the Consumer Price Index, $288 bucks in 1954 translates to >$2495 in 2014. > >Sent from my iPad > >> On Sep 23, 2014, at 12:04 PM, Larry Zeitlin via LUG >><lug at leica-users.org> wrote: >> >> These are the actual US sales prices for the Leica M3 when it was first >>released. I bought an M3 with an Elmar 50mm lens and a IIIF with a >>Summicron 50mm lens at a duty free shop in late 1954 for $254 each. I >>still have the cameras and the receipts. Currently a decent late model >>M3 with a recent CLA sells on e-Bay for about $500, at flea markets >>often much less. Other equally good cameras are even much cheaper. I >>bought a Contax IIa with a 50mm f2.0 Sonnar for $139. TX 400 film is >>widely available. If you want to try film you can do it for pocket >>change. >> >> >> From the 1955 catalogue: >> >> >> Leica M3 Body..................................code >>IGEMO.......US$288.00 >> Leica M3 w. Elmar 3.5/50mm.............code IMARO.......US$354.00 >> Leica M3 w. Summicron 2/50mm........code ISUMO.......US$447.00 >> Leica M3 w. Summarit 1.5/50mm........code ISAIO.........US$485.00 >> >> >> Larry Z >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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