[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

[Tina Manley]

I use all of my R lenses on my SL.  I'm glad I never sold them.

Tina

On Fri, Aug 3, 2018 at 1:06 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> wrote:

> 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 > > _______________________________________________ >
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