Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]|Gary Todoroff <datamaster@humboldt1.com> writes: |My first Leicas were purchased when I was 22 in 1968. I was making a = little |over |a dollar an hour, but had access to inexpensive used models at my = work in |Stockholm. Within a year I had two bodies (black M2's) and four lenses, = and |not much money. Today I marvel at what good priorities I had way back = then! In 1968, the German price list shows the Leica M4 (I do not have an M2 = pricelist) as costing DM 855 (US$214). With the Summicron1:2/50mm it = costs DM 1.283 (US$321). How many other cameras can you use for 30 = years and, if so desiring, still sell it at much above what you paid = for it (or for even what you paid for it)??? Leica cameras and lenses are not expensive (particularly if you buy them = used) if you consider your cost, your usage, the remaining = functionality, and how much you could sell them for years later. Also, = they are never really obsolete (IMO). |I still have both cameras and all but one of the lenses. So what should = I |do to celebrate our 30th anniversary? I celebrated mine with a CLA (the first one). Regards, Bill