Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/12/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Depending on what you buy, and what Leica does with the new items prices, you can be ahead of the game or way behind it..... The Noctilux has appreciated 400% ( used prices) in the same time period ( 6 years) New, it has gone up 300%. The 35 ASPH Summicron has doubled The M6 has remained constant The M3 and M4 have dropped about 10-25% The M8 has gone down by 50% from new, and used is running around -25% M9 is still pretty much available new only.... and price has remained constant..... $7K The entire R line has body prices dropping worse than Hasselblad.. and most lenses are a bargain, used. Nice if you own it, not so nice if you want something that says Leica on it that they have increased the price on........ Some of my Nikon lenses ( original AF) have doubled or tripled in the same time period.... 105 Macro, 135 DC My D1X has dropped only 35% (used, bought about 2 years ago) My Friend's D3 dropped 35% in about 2 years.... It all depends on what you buy, when you buy it, and the price of its new or replaced brethren... . Buy to use, or because you want it.... Invest for profit in something else.... Where is Bernie Madhof when you really need him? Frank Filippone Red735i at earthlink.net >>> So unless you are a camera speculator or a quality addict don't buy a Leica for appreciation. Buy a Canon or Nikon. You will get state of the art engineering and manufacturing, fine lenses, autofocus and autoexposure at a considerable saving over the cost of an equivalent Leica system. Invest the money you save to provide a real legacy for your children. <<< I bought the 280 APO and DMR to use. The current market value of the DMR is 150% of what I paid 5 years ago, the current market value of the 280 APO is 300% of what I paid 6 years ago, without keeping them in an air-tight dust-free glass box. Zero net cost, and the bonus is a hard drive full of photos that gallery owners are telling me are not the same as they see from CaNikon cameras. Freakin' bargain. YMMV.