Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/10/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In 1952, I bought a 17-yr-old, freshly serviced, Leica IIIa with 50/3.5 coated Elmar and a Leitz-NY flashbulb unit for $150 US. That $150 would have been worth $1254 in 2011. That is not out of the ballpark for a mid 1990s M6, without a lens. And, as a young USAF Lieut., my pay was near the bottom of "middle class". The camera and lens are still useable, but both really are in need of CLAs. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Swango" <pswango at att.net> To: "LUG" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2012 9:32 PM Subject: [Leica] Leica prices then and now > In 1966 I bought a new M2 body in HK for $131 US. That would equal around > $900 in today's money, so still not cheap, but within reason for a middle > class pocketbook. It's worth remembering, though, that $131 was > considerably cheaper than the US retail price. > > You can estimate the effect of inflation here: > http://www.westegg.com/inflation/infl.cgi > > I still have the M2 and an M3 I bought around the same time. Both still > work fine. Pretty inexpensive on a per annum basis. > > -- > Phil Swango > 307 Aliso Dr SE > Albuquerque, NM 87108 > 505-262-4085 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >