Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 09:34 PM 11/30/1999 GMT, Dan S wrote: > >The collectors market has not only driven up the prices of rare Leicas, but >those of every day stuff like DR Summicrons and common LTM cameras. The >price of anything "Leica" is vastly higher than it's actual value as a >photographic tool. A perfect example is the price of clip on view finders. >Many are higher than the lens they match (IE 90mm finder vs. 90mm Elmar f4). > This isn't necessarily true. The price of DR and rigid first-generation Summicrons has remained relatively constant over the past decade, as has the price of viewfinders, during which decade the price of collectibles has ballooned dramatically. Most of the more common Leica items do fluctuate but not necessarily in tune with the collectible market. Marc msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir!