Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/10/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Didier Ludwig wrote: >Leica has been augmenting it's prices in always shorter intervals quite >shamelessly; no need of the digital M to "justify" the next increase (which >I would expect for january 06). > >OTOH I have noticed a slight declining of many used Leica gear prices on >the auction site in the past 12 months - more for M6's, pre-asph elmarits & >summicrons, less for specialties or summi/noctiluxes. > >More and more people going digital, needing money for the new gear (or just >more and more inheritors dumping the family Leicas?)... > >Didier > > > And the rise in unemployment, particularly in Germany! The shops here are full of second hand Leicas, top stuff too,MDa, IIIg, Safari R3, R8, R9, I even saw a tatty SLmot in one shop. Douglas > > >>My advice - which is worth little in this case - would be to buy wide >>angle lenses now. When a digital M comes out those things are going to >>skyrocket. >>Dave >> >> > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > >