Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 02:10 AM 12/1/1999 GMT, Dan S wrote: >The lens is the same, but the price has increased dramatically, even >allowing for inflation of the dollar. Why? Because the market of >collectors is willing to shell out 450-750 for a 15 year old Summicron. I think we should end this exchange now. I cannot discuss real-life conditions with someone who seems to believe that the purchases by collectors of used gear (and very, very, very, very few collectors would collect a 15-year-old lens, incidentally -- they want the 75-year-old lens) has much impact on the price Leica charges for new stuff. Marc msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir!