Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/01/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 1/30/04 4:42:09 PM, bdcolen@earthlink.net writes: << Let me make a prediction - Five years from now the 90 elmar will, comparatively, be worth what a used DSLR is today. It's been saddly apparent for some time that the days of planning to get ones money out of used Leica equipment have passed. And five years from now, used film equipment will be a real glut on the market. This is not to say that you shouldn't buy the lens; if it's what you want to shoot with, buy it! But do not think of it in terms of what you can later recoup. B. D. >> can someone do the math for me? a 5 year old dslr is what, a canon 1? and 5 years ago you would have bought it for.....what $4K. and it's worth now about...what $500? And an 90 elmar new is what $1500....so it will be worth $175 or so in 5 years? I don't know the real numbers but if this is true then happy days are here again. Because unlike the worthless 5 year old piece of plastic, chips, wires and other techno snot (otherwise known as a dslr), the elmar or noctilux will actually be useable for many years to come. kim - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html