Two years ago, M6 Leicas werre going for about $950. Not exactly a precipitous drop in prices.
Rob Studdert wrote: > > On 18 Oct 2003 at 9:15, Bob Walkden wrote: > > > I haven't kept a close eye on London shop prices recently, but what I > > have seen seems much the same as it always was. If there has been a > > Leica M price fall could it be because of the MP, rather than digital? > > When one of the London dealers first told me about the MP he said > > Leica were bringing it out because the good prices and brisk trade in M3s > > indicated a healthy market for an all-mechanical M. Perhaps a drop in > > the used market shows that they were right. > > Hi Bob, > > You guys seem to generally get screwed in the UK on camera pricing however for > reasons unknown Robert White had some of the best deals in the world for Mamiya > 7 kit so that's where I bought a deal of mine. Leicas out of Germany are going > for a song these days and the last one that I sold (excellent condition late > black M6) in US$ only raised US$950 (with free International shipping). > > Cheers, > > Rob Studdert > HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA > Tel +61-2-9554-4110 > UTC(GMT) +10 Hours > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ > Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
