[Leica] So why are Leica R now worth less than their Minolta parents? $109 R-5 from Roberts on eBay just now. R cameras in the field

[Frank Filippone]

Maybe that is the key,,,,, Leica designed zoom lesnes stay high in price, primes and designed by others zooms  drop like a rock.
Stll amazed that a camera system that was discontinued over 10 years ago, was a bit esoteric to begin with, and has/had no real digital capability has had such high prices all these years......
If only the SL had a R adapter that would operate the iris of the R lenses......

Frank Filippone Red735i at verizon.net

On Thursday, August 2, 2018, Mark Kronquist via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:

Aside from the non sigma Minolta derived zooms then. Primes. Cheap. R summilux 80s is 1/10th price of m summilux from same era. Be it 35. 50. 80/75 Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 2, 2018, at 8:34 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> wrote: > > Lenses went up recently..... except the older ones....they should have tanked.... > > You can buy a perfectly good 28-70 for less than $400, but the 35-70 is $1K. Similar in the 80-200 which still runs $1K+ and if you want the 21-35, that will set you back almost $3K...... > The 75-150, which i bought and tested, costs less than $200 and is better by my testing than a Nikon 70-210 F4, which costs $750++ > Who is buying all of these to keep the prices so high? Retired Doctors, Lawyers and Indian Chiefs? > Could be the after effects of the SL? But the lenes are a PITA to use as they are not native mount.... might as well use N or C. > > Haven’t seen a R camea in the field for years..... > > > Frank Filippone Red735i at verizon.net > > On Thursday, August 2, 2018, Mark Kronquist via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > > I thought the film revival would raise all boats but no? I just scored an R-5 lovely camera shot thousands of slides in Tanzania with it, an R-6 still have. And R-E. > > Roberts just sold me shipped an R-5 good working order. $109. > > Minolta X700s and XE-7s good cameras both seem to close at a hundred bucks as well > > Nikon FM and bog standard OM1 s again great cameras. Bring more > > Why? > > Still seeking R-3, Leicaflex and R8/9 w DMR > > Cheap lenses too > > Thx mark in pdx > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information