Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/07/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Leicas and Rolleiflexes are, because of their quality and quantity, the most valuable keepers because there are so damned many parts out there that can be cannibalized for repair purposes. I think that the early Nikon RFs may be a little too much of a collector's item. A well cared for Contax IIa with lenses, to me, takes the third place under the Leicas and Rolleis. Jeffery Smith New Orleans, LA http://www.400tx.com http://400tx.blogspot.com/ On Jul 18, 2006, at 11:16 AM, Lawrence Zeitlin wrote: >> Here is a general question for the LUG. > > I've converted largely to digital, yet I have a closet full of > cameras collected over the last half century. Typically when a new > technology replaces the old, prices of the obsolete stuff plummet, > then slowly rise as collectors and nostalgia buffs get into the > market. Eventually the prices of selected items may rise to well > above their peers, even a good deal higher than when they were new. > I wish I still had that Jaguar XK 140 and Bertone bodied Alfa > Spring Veloce that I sold for a pittance. Or that Contax 1 and mint > Leica B which I traded for newer stuff. > > In addition to Leicas and Rolleis, which older film cameras are > worth keeping? I probably have a couple of everything in that large > closet. I know I can estimate current value on eBay. It's the > future value that I'm thinking of. Remember if Oskar Barnack's > heirs had kept a mint edition of an urLeica in its original > packaging, they could probably trade it for a new house. _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information