[Leica] M5 prices going nuts?

[jsmith342 at gmail.com (Jeffery Smith)]

As it turns out, I have had my "mint" M5 in the repair shop twice over
the course of the first 6 months I owned it. Now I don't even touch
it.

On 7/10/07, Harrison McClary <lists@mcclary.net> wrote:
> I picked up one from KEH in their BGN rating, the thing looks great,
> works great, only has a few minor "brassing" marks on it and those are
> very minor.  I paid 750 a few months ago.
>
> I admit I do like the camera, a lot.  It fits much better with a long
> lens like the 90 summicron or a heavy lens like a Noctilux.
>
> Jeffery Smith wrote:
> > It seems that the M5 has some "cult" or collector status as being the
> > oddball among M5's. I paid about $1500 US for one in very good
> > condition. I doubt that I would pay $700 for one in need of
> > repair...no telling just how much repair it needs.
> >
>
>
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Jeffery L. Smith
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