Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/02/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 11:00 PM 18-02-97 EST, Thomas P. Myro wrote: [snip] > >One could say that the fact that M3's and their accessories are such >pricy COLLECTIBLES is due to the number of Leica USERS, who, at $1200 a >body, consider them to be "cheap". Compare other high-quality cameras of >the 1950's, and you will see that the M3-- not rare by any means, is >obsurdly expensive. This is due to its durability and popularity as a >user, if anything. I don't understand your logic. To me, the only people who pay $1200 for an M3 that only cost about $700 (in Canadian dollars) a few years ago are collectors who have no intention of using the camera. They hope to be able to resell it for $2000 a few years from now. They'd be crazy to actually use the camera, or even handle it to any extent without wearing gloves. Dan C.