Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 10/1/99 10:37:21 AM Eastern Daylight Time, bdcolen@earthlink.net writes: << ...What would today's price be were it not for the extraordinary inflation of the 1970s and early 80s? While there is absolutely no question that Leica gear - collector value aside - holds its value far better than most other camera lines, how much of the fabulous "investment" opportunity indicated below is simply a matter of inflation. >> A Nikon FTn with 50 1.4 sold for around $500 in '68 when I bought mine, and today one in mint condition is right around the same, and Nikon F's have acquired somewhat of a collector status themselves. Also in '68 a black Pentax Spotmatic with 50 1.4 retailed for around $300 and I've seen them in the under-$100 range recently. I can't make a comment with regard to the Leica reflexes since I never shopped them back then. DT