Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/02/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 04:30 PM 2/17/97 +0000, you wrote: >> If I wanted to purchase a mint condition M6J Leica, what would the going >> rate be??? > >> Richard Clompus, OD > >Greetings, > >Are you sitting down? > >In the March Shutterbug, Tamarkin has a new M6J with 50mm Elmarit >lens for the bargain price of $8,000.00 > >I'll bet you could save hundreds on a used one! > >Peter Jon White So..if the viewfinder of this camera is something that photographers, as opposed to collectors, could make real use of, why can't Leica produce it for a price comparable to the M6? This kind of thing makes me cynical about their motives--saw a statement recently that suggested Leica had become the "Franklin Mint of camera manufacturers!"---Charlie, MOI Charles E. Love, Jr. CEL14@CORNELL.EDU