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Subject: [Leica] What would a new M cost in 1964?
From: rclark01 at comcast.net (Robert Clark)
Date: Mon May 3 07:32:12 2004
References: <001701c43117$ee6b1320$6401a8c0@CCA4A5EF37E11E> <000801c43119$d6538e00$82f7fea9@D1WTYD41>

Bill:
They already have M16's....and they shoot but they don't capture an image!

Robert Clark
Lancaster, PA

bill harting wrote:

>Might have been Shannon.
>
>For investment analysis purposes, the $214 M4 was traded after 32 years of
>use toward an M7 (still not sure about that decision) for about $1300. It
>didn't owe me anything, I think. We'll see about the M7: I'll only be 92
>when I will be ready to trade that toward an M16.
>
>bill
>
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
>To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org>
>Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 10:07 AM
>Subject: RE: [Leica] What would a new M cost in 1964?
>
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>>Ah, those were the days - Amsterdam, Hong Kong, and - damn, what was the
>>stop-over airport in Ireland?
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org
>>[mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
>>bill harting
>>Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 10:02 AM
>>To: Leica Users Group
>>Subject: Re: [Leica] What would a new M cost in 1964?
>>
>>
>>And, at the Amsterdam Airport tax-free shop:
>>
>>April 2, 1969, Leica M4  $214 American.
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>From: "John Collier" <jbcollier@shaw.ca>
>>To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
>>Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 9:31 AM
>>Subject: Re: [Leica] What would a new M cost in 1964?
>>
>>
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>>>From 1961:
>>>
>>>M3 $297
>>>M3 BP $324
>>>M3 + 50/2 rigid $447
>>>M3 + 50/2 DR with eyes $486
>>>
>>>M2S (with self timer) $249
>>>M2S BP $276
>>>M2S + 50/2 rigid $399
>>>M2S + 50/2 DR with eyes $438
>>>
>>>50/2 rigid $150
>>>50/2 rigid BP $165
>>>50/2 DR $189
>>>
>>>35/2 $174
>>>35/2 (with M3 eyes) $207
>>>35/2 BP $180
>>>35/2 (with M3 eyes) BP $219
>>>35/1.4 $267
>>>35/1.4 (with M3 eyes) $297
>>>35/1.4 BP $280.50
>>>35/1.4 (with M3 eyes) BP $312
>>>
>>>
>>>John Collier
>>>
>>>On May 3, 2004, at 12:01 AM, Adam Bridge wrote:
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>>I'm wondering what a Leica M with 50mm f/2 and 35mm lens would have
>>>>cost new in
>>>>1964? Close is good.
>>>>        
>>>>
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