Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]From: <MGMcGough@aol.com> Sent: Friday, October 08, 1999 23:15 Subject: [Leica] Leica Sports Finder Value Indeed $1,500 [Scotch & Bud.] > A van Gogh might not have any appeal to the average > LUGnut but wealthy individuals as well as museums have > paid many millions for one to just hang on their walls. I think Leica should continue to regularly issue commemorative versions of its cameras for collectors. They can charge sky-high prices for them, then use the proceeds to fund the production of their regular cameras. The latter cameras, functionally identical to the commemorative versions but of little interest to collectors, could then serve real photographers and guarantee a long and prosperous existence for Leica. It looks like this already happens to some extent. At least I haven't seen any other cameras with as many "collector" versions. Hey, if people are willing to pay extra for an M6 just because it is covered in lizard skin, why not? -- Anthony