Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/07/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Larry, Collectible stuff or stuff that will hold it's value will be those cameras that defined the era or were usefully unique with some attachment to quirky. Original Contax II's and III's, any Nikon rangefinder, Canon P's, 7's especially, early Nikon F's especially normal prism but also very clean Photomic finders, F2's especially normal prism and the later meter finders, mint Canon F1's, original Olympus M1, the first Maxxum 7000's with the Exxon x's, possibly Pentax LX's, Leica of any kind especially if small runs or significant like M5. In medium format the Ikonta line, some of the Bessa's, Hasselblad 500, 2000, SuperWides, Mamiya 7's, Fuji 680's, almost any Rollei in clean condition, Pentax 6X7 wMLU, and last any unusually fast or significant lens that mounts. 0.02 Don don.dory@gmail.com On 7/18/06, Lawrence Zeitlin <lrzeitlin@optonline.net> wrote: > > > On Jul 18, 2006, at 2:12 AM, Hoppy wrote: > > > Regarding expensive paper weights, with DSLRs initially being so > > expensive > > then the prices falling since, the retained value and desirability > > falls > > even more rapidly. Especially given the very short model lives. > > > > Comapare those retained values to a good Rollei TLR or an M3. Also > > worth > > thinking about the manufacturers all using their own proprietary RAW > > standards. Want to bet on all of those being available/supported in a > > few > > years? > > Here is a general question for the LUG. > > I've converted largely to digital, yet I have a closet full of cameras > collected over the last half century. Typically when a new technology > replaces the old, prices of the obsolete stuff plummet, then slowly > rise as collectors and nostalgia buffs get into the market. Eventually > the prices of selected items may rise to well above their peers, even a > good deal higher than when they were new. I wish I still had that > Jaguar XK 140 and Bertone bodied Alfa Spring Veloce that I sold for a > pittance. Or that Contax 1 and mint Leica B which I traded for newer > stuff. > > In addition to Leicas and Rolleis, which older film cameras are worth > keeping? I probably have a couple of everything in that large closet. I > know I can estimate current value on eBay. It's the future value that > I'm thinking of. Remember if Oskar Barnack's heirs had kept a mint > edition of an urLeica in its original packaging, they could probably > trade it for a new house. > > Larry Z > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >