Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes Jim, and I think that the proportion was still more important than today could be Saludos Lluis El 21/03/2010, a las 19:48, Jim Nichols escribi?: > Lluis, > > I was still shooting with a Leica IIIa and 50mm Elmar that I bought > used for about half those prices in 1952, and I certainly could not > afford the new M 3. I suspect that the M 3 with Summarit cost about > half the price of a new Ford or Chevrolet at that time. Seems > comparable to the relative price of a M9 and a good lens today. > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lluis Ripoll Querol" > <lluisripollquerol at gmail.com > > > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2010 1:39 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] Question 2 this evening: historical prices > > >> Jim, >> >> This is very interesting, I presume that these prices was very >> expensive in 1955. >> >> Cheers >> Lluis >> >> El 21/03/2010, a las 18:52, Jim Nichols escribi?: >> >>> 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 >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information