[Leica] Have Leicaflex SL2 prices fallen through the floor?

[vick.ko at sympatico.ca (Vick Ko)]

Thanks Akhil.

I didn't think things were as bad as it appears.

You may see many items from me, coming for sale, at very reasonable 
prices soon.  Sigh.

And no, that KE-7A now appears as a very foolish purchase (I erased the 
word "investment" as I read it back). 

But, I don't always react rationally.  Leica owners are known for this.

regards
Vick

A. Lal wrote:
> A confluence of factors,  lack of interest in film cameras, 
> unavailability of 1.35 V Mercury cells, a glut of cheap user R bodies 
> on the market and, of course, lack of AF have substantially driven 
> down prices of the entire R system, not just Leicaflexes.  And don't 
> forget that a recession may be coming an economy near you; that does 
> not help prices of luxury goods. At one time the SL2, as the last of 
> the Wetzlar built reflexes, commanded a price premium, but no longer. 
> Even Safari R3s and the 50-year SL2 are way down.
>
> My advice, FWIW, is to sell at market if you must to get that KE7, if 
> that is what you were intending to do.
>
> Follow your heart, you live but once....