Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 09:43 AM 11/11/99 -0800, Bill Erfurth wrote: > >Here is a quick conversion of Joseph's figures from >Yen to US Dollars. > >Hexar RF body 168,000 Yen =............$1,584 >HX-18W Flash 16,000 Yen =................$151 >Leather Case 12,000 Yen =................$113 >M-Hexanon 28/2.8 113,000 Yen =.........$1,066 >M-Hexanon 50/2.0 72,000 Yen =............$679 >M-Hexanon 90/2.8 75,000 Yen =............$707 > >Bill Erfurth Are there really folks on the LUG that will pay $1600 for a Hexar rather than $1800 for a Leica M6? Especially with a .6 viewfinder and zero history. Last June during "Leica Days" at my local dealer, I paid $1500 for a new USA M6. This Hexar stuff makes absolutely no sense to me. Someone clue me in as to why the Hexar is such a "great" camera. I predict that after the novelty wears off, it'll be in worse shape than Contax G cameras, which currently has nearly zero resale value. All of the virtues of an M6 are still only held in the M6. Jim