Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Everything Buzz has said is true...but....At this point I would personally advise against holding on to anything Leica as an "investment," unless it is truly a one-of-a-kind collectible - a body with weird engraving, the first/last 100 serial numbers in each model; that kind of thing. The price of used Ms has been heading south, and there is no reason to think that it's going to turn around. If, as Buzz said, you want to use the camera - by all means hang onto it. But don't hang on to it thinking that it's value is going to increase, or, for that matter, hold up. B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Buzz Hausner Sent: Friday, September 26, 2003 5:18 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] M6 0.85 classic question There are about three thousand of them, somewhat rare for a Leica model, but not particularly valuable...commands maybe two hundred more than any other M6 "Classic." I own one and I use it. For me it is perfect because the M6 Classic is my body of choice and that's the only way to have it with the .85 finder. I am sure people collect them...especially mint bodies...but I prefer to think of them as a user's tool. Evaluate your needs. Do you prefer an M6 Classic to other expressions of the M? Do you need the .85? If you answer "yes" to both of those questions, keep it and be a happy photographer. If you answer "no" to either of those questions, make some collector happy. Buzz Hausner - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Steven Blutter Sent: Friday, September 26, 2003 7:01 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: [Leica] M6 0.85 classic question is this thing really a collector's item? Ser. #2415034 I just wanted an updated M3... Should I hold on to it? Thanks Steven Blutter - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html