Re: Should I keep M5?

[seungmin@luxmail.luxcom.com]

     Hi,
     
      I also noticed the price increase of the M5 but wonder if there are 
     enough demand out there.  It is my understanding that there have been 
     more people against the M5 than the people in favor of it.  Some 
     people even considered and still consider the M5 a black sheep of the 
     Leica M.  I am one of the M5 praisers with one.  I sold my M5 which 
     was my first M several years ago and bought this one recently for 
     nostalgic reason.  I wonder about its collectibility because of its 
     age versus meter repairability and reliability.
     
     Regards,
     David

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Subject: Should I keep M5?
Author:  leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us at Internetmail
Date:    11/6/97 8:55 AM


Greetings
I need some advice. For a few years now I have been using a Leica M5. I 
like the camera very much and have been very pleased with its performance. 
Lately, however, I have heard that M5 prices are going up as they become 
more collectable. I would conservatively rate the M5 at mint-, with only a 
couple of v. small marks near the hinge on the back. I am primarily a user 
and not a collector. Am I putting a "collectors piece" at risk by using it? 
Should I sell/trade the M5 and get something more recent? I am leaning 
toward an M6 because I like to have a built-in meter avaliable when I want 
it. Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated.
M. Cenzer
     
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Matthew A. Cenzer
Department of History
Northwestern University
mcenzer@nwu.edu