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Subject: [Leica] M9 - not much more expensive than M8?
From: glehrer at san.rr.com (Jerry Lehrer)
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:35:25 -0700
References: <C6A70A93.5AF60%joseph@yao.com>

Joseph,

Most of those '73 2.7 RSs that I have seen, including a lot in the UK, 
are phony!

Jerry


Joseph Yao wrote:
> Has anyone priced a 1973 Carrera 2.7RS lately?  Been offered one for
> US$260k.  It probably cost less than US$15,000 in 1973.
>
> Joseph
>
>
> On 8/11/09 10:23 AM, "stasys1 at cox.net" <stasys1 at cox.net> wrote:
>
>   
>> Jerry- I saw a Carrera Speedster at a shop/sales operation Saturday- I 
>> think
>> it is probably north of $150K. Stasys
>> ---- Jerry Lehrer <glehrer at san.rr.com> wrote:
>>     
>>> LUGers,
>>>
>>> The word is "inevitable"!  Isn't it?
>>>
>>> It is not sensor size, or even pixel mega-size.  It is how low angle
>>> rays are handled.  A
>>> little progress here; a bit more progress there (from Leica and Kodak)
>>> Et voila!  A full
>>> frame digii-M.
>>>
>>> I do remember when $8000 would buy TWO brand new Porsches.  Yes, in 1955 
>>> the
>>> Porsche 1600 Normal Speedsters were $3000 each!
>>>
>>> Jerry
>>>       
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> L



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