Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Vince, I have the November 1955 Leica Product Directory. Catalog Code Number Word Item Retail Price ****** ****** ******************************** ******** 10,150 IGEMO Leica M 3 without lens $288.00 10,155 IMARO Leica M 3 with 50mm Elmar f/3.5 lens 348.00 10,161 ISUMO Leica M 3 with 50mm Summicron f/2 lens 447.00 10,165 ISAIO Leica M 3 with 50mm Summarit f/1.5 lens 468.00 Ask about any other items from this catalog that you might like for your collection, and I will be happy to look them up for you. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vince Passaro" <passaro.vince at gmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2010 12:31 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Question 2 this evening: historical prices > Doug many thanks this has been helpful. I assume you're working off your > own > memory/records of your purchases? What does IIRC mean? And NOS? > > > On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 9:33 AM, Doug Herr > <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net>wrote: > >> Vince Passaro wrote: >> >> >I'm looking for actual at-the-time they were marketed dollar prices for >> >certain historical cameras, for a couple of academic reasons. Does >> >anyone >> >have a source/sources? For instance I would love to know M3 prices >> >through >> >the 1950s; Nikon F prices 1959 to, say, 1980; Leica prices in the 1970s. >> > >> >Any suggestions will be much appreciated. >> >> IIRC a Nikon F in 1972 or so was US$310. NOS Leicaflex SL in 1979 was >> US$510. >> >> Doug Herr >> Birdman of Sacramento >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >