Hi Bill ... there's probably a great deal of truth to that. Here's an interesting example:
http://homepages.iol.ie/~corkflor/blackleica1.html and while unusual in some respects, it mirrors in some ways my experience with a 1934 Leica, which I foolishly sold. My current bodies are from around 1959-60 and are still going strong. Each has had a major CLA (one a couple of years ago, the other a few months ago) and they're good to go another thirty years or so. Paul's Leica is older than mine, and is still operating smoothly, and is still repairable. Shel > [Original Message] > From: William Robb > > I've droned on long enough. Bottom line is that the gear doesn't have to > > be expensive, and prices for good, used Leicas and Leica lenses have > > dropped substantially since the digital revolution. > > I read somewhere, probably one of MJ's articles that Leica Ms are among the > least expensive cameras to own per picture taken, based on longevity and > durability. > There aren't many cameras out there that will go the distance the way a > Leica rangefinder will.
