Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/11/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Doug, You can say that again! :-) I recently tossed out an old photo magazine. I happened to glance in the back pages and see new R7s at $2,700. The R6.2 wasn't far behind that. Those were street prices, not list. Though it seems astronomical $2,700 in 1992 roughly equates to $4,000 in today's dollars which coincidentally isn't that far from the price point of today's high end DSLR bodies. SLR and DSLR (or might we soon say FxSLR) bodies are completely different beasts and not really comparable, obviously, but the pricing similarity is interesting. And when it comes down to it they serve the same purpose, albeit the latter sans film. But second hand has it's merits. I bought a used R7 for $1,100. I sold it a few years later for $1,000. I think the R7 is still second on the list of my all time favorite cameras, not that far behind the M6. DaveR -----Original Message----- From: telyt@earthlink.net [mailto:telyt@earthlink.net] Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 12:33 PM To: lug@leica-users.org Subject: RE: [Leica] 16-16-15 lens comparison David Rodgers <drodgers@casefarms.com> wrote: > I just happened to have a Leica price list from 1992. > > http://www.purplehen.com/leica/leica92pl.pdf *** G A S P *** !!! I glad SOMEONE can afford these prices otherwise there would have been no used equipment for me to buy. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web LIVE - Free email based on Microsoft(r) Exchange technology - http://link.mail2web.com/LIVE