Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/05/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I was pleased to note that my M8 is starting to brass. On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 5:59 PM, Geoff Hopkinson <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au> wrote: > Hi Vic, I guess that we have said all of the things about collecting > cameras > vs using cameras previously. This one is clearly for collecting. Do you > have > ambitions of keeping it long term or trying to resell for a profit later? > What's the process there? Authenticate it, assess current value, then > preserve it carefully? That means not use it at all, I think. > Seems like its only attraction is its rarity/potential monetary value? > > My two cents is spend the money on a rarity that is usable. You get the > exclusivity AND the pictures. Having said that, my M7, which is currently > for sale is one of only one hundred (betriebsk) but I used it for a couple > of hundred films over a year. It went from mint to burnished finish with > the > finish worn completely through under the film advance lever. Despite no > scratches or dents whatsoever and even the original plastic on the base > plate, that non-mint condition means that it did go down in value as a > consequence. I don't regret one dollar of that though. > I'm not particularly a fan of the Noctis but I bet they don't diminish in > value the longer you keep them and unless you scratch the glass, I suspect > that finish wear is not as big an issue as on one of those ultra rare early > bodies?? Actually as a film body investment, I'd buy a black paint mint MP. > But I think it needs to stay mint or otherwise be very worn, no middle > ground. Me, I'd use it a LOT and wear it down ;-) > > Cheers > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ > -----Original Message----- > Subject: [Leica] Oh god, I found another KE-7A kit, far more economical, > ... > > Oh god, I found another KE-7A kit, far more economical, ...but still more > than a new Noctilux.... > > It's on hold for me.... > > I'm confirming authenticity now.... > > What to do.... > > ...Vick > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com Natchitoches, Louisiana USA