Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You dont loose money from keeping the M6 0,85 - compared to what you gain for every time you take just one good picture using it and from what you give others by sharing your pictures ! - its a no loose and winn all situation - keep it and explore its difference to your M4 and find a way of using these diffences to make even better pictures! Steven Blutter wrote: >What I'd like to get for the 6 is enough to get another decent M4 + a couple >hundred. M4's are the zenith of Leicas to me. I often have jobs that >require 3 bodies - oh who knows what I'll do - I'm getting nuts. > >However, I do now realize I'll never break even on the 0.85 so your advice >is well taken. And maybe I should get another M4 while they're still >reasonable (or an 8 element 35mm 2.0 summi!). Everything's about the same, >1200 > 1400 it seems to me. > >What I probably should do is keep everything, work a little harder for a >month, find an 8 element 35 and when the coffers fill again, get the 2nd 4. >I've never been very good at letting go. > >Hmm then there's an M3 with preview lever I never had... You know how it >is... > >What happened is that I've been in 3's forever, got the 0.85 6, liked it >somewhat, but then picked up a 4 and really fell in love after Sherry K >CLA'd it. It just feels so damn solid. > >I do various documentory projects for the city in 35mm plus my own artwork >is 35. Professionally I'm mostly a 4 X 5 architectual/interior location guy >(when I'm not selling health insurance!) > >What would you do - I'm really not that hard up for $$$ but hate losing >money on anything and like to allocate as smartly as possible: retirement, >then Leicas. Not the other way 'round. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Nathan Wajsman" <n.wajsman@chello.nl> >To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 2:55 PM >Subject: Re: [Leica] Not a FS, need Ebay pricing advise please > > > > >>Steven, >> >>There is no way you will sell the camera for $2200 unless the winning >> >> >bidder is > > >>on drugs and is prepared to go through with the transaction after sobering >> >> >up... > > >>I have one of those too, it is in fact my favorite Leica, but all this >> >> >talk > > >>about rarity value because only 3100 were made is just that...talk. My >> >> >advice is > > >>to use it instead. If you really are not using it, then cut your losses >> >> >now. I > > >>doubt that it will have any significant collector value for the next few >>decades. >> >>Nathan >> >>Steven Blutter wrote: >> >> >> >>>I've got an M6 pre TTL 0.85 that I'm not that keen on - much prefer my >>> >>> >M4 & > > >>>3 (and use a good handheld meter for color work - Sekonics & Lunasix 3). >>> >>> >I > > >>>picked up a Bessa R2 and also have a CL for metered bodies anyway. >>> >>>I bought the 6 new, have the box (can't find the papers). Shot maybe 50 >>>rolls though it and am getting ready to move it to maybe pick up another >>> >>> >M4. > > >>>Anyone have an idea of the current worth? >>> >>>On Ebay it seems the range seems to be about $1,400 > $2,300 (I paid >>> >>> >$2,200 > > >>>for it & would love to break even). I have no idea of good Ebay >>> >>> >strategy, > > >>>I've bought and sold just bits and pieces. >>> >>>Thanks in advance, I'd really like to avoid cheating myself as I have so >>>many times in the past! >>>Steven Blutter >>> >>>-- >>>To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html >>> >>> >>-- >>Nathan Wajsman >>Almere, The Netherlands >> >>e-mail: n.wajsman@chello.nl >>Mobile: +31 630 868 671 >> >>Photo site: http://www.wajsmanphoto.com >> >> >>-- >>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