Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/04/06

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Subject: [Leica] Leica M3 purchase
From: bdcolen at earthlink.net (B. D. Colen)
Date: Wed Apr 6 14:41:27 2005

But why pay the current price for an MP - and get that utterly ludicrous
rewind mechanism - when you can buy an M6 TTL for $1100 and for, what,
less than $300, have the MP viewfinder put in it? ;-) 

Sorry, but I see the MP as a grossly overpriced toy for the nostalgia
fixated. Yes, it has a better viewfinder - and finally having
acknowledged the DEFECT in the M6 viewfinder system Leica should have at
least been offering to refit the M6s of registered original owners at
cost ;-) - but aside from that, there is absolutely nothing about it
that will in any way improve the photography of a "Leica photographer."
And given that cameras are tools with which to achieve one's
photographic vision, why pay extra for the MP if it can build better
images? 



-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Luis Ripoll
Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 4:16 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: RE: [Leica] Leica M3 purchase


Hi Bob,

I'm agree if somebody is looking for a M6 or M6TTL, but IMO once you
have tried a MP the VF is really much more better than the M6 Saludos
desde Barcelona Luis -----Mensaje original-----
De: lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org]En nombre
de B. D. Colen Enviado el: miercoles, 06 de abril de 2005 0:17
Para: 'Leica Users Group'
Asunto: RE: [Leica] Leica M3 purchase

What ever you say, Gene, but here are the prices of the last  M6s and
M6TTL to sell on Ebay - $1380 for a .85 TTL $1035 for M6 .72 $1250 M6 in
box $1499 WITH WINDER M $1175 for Chrome M6 .72 $1211 for a TTL $985 for
a chrome M6 with one ding $1154 for .85 TTL And on March 31 an auction
ended with only $1125 being bid for a mint .85 TTL that failed to meet
the reserve.

The prices have dropped through the floor. Now's the time, before Leica
goes belly up, to buy an M6. :-)

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
grduprey@aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 4:55 PM
To: lug@leica-users.org
Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica M3 purchase


Not from what I have seen, he is just about right.

-----Original Message-----
From: B. D. Colen <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
To: 'Leica Users Group' <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Tue, 5 Apr 2005 09:45:54 -0400
Subject: RE: [Leica] Leica M3 purchase


Boy, Feli - you haven't priced M6s recently - you're as much as $250
high....;-)

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Feli
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 3:19 AM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica M3 purchase


Used with meter:
M6 or M6TTL     $1300-1500
MP (demo)   $2300

Used no meter:
M4 $1000-1500 (add $250 for a CLA)
M2 $  800-1400 (add $250 for a CLA)

New:
MP (black)

If I could only have one lens it would be a 35.


feli


On Apr 4, 2005, at 8:11 PM, Michael J Herring wrote:
> OK, Gents. What would you consider a fair price and which body would 
> you purchase yourselves? Thanks for the responses,
> Mike
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feli2@earthlink.net             2 + 2 = 4
www.elanphotos.com

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