Leica M used pricing

[paulferesten]

<p>Has anyone noticed that prices seem to be up quite a bit on used M bodies? Any idea why this has happened recently?</p>

[john_gleason1]

See

 

http://www.photo.net/leica-rangefinders-forum/00Z6in

 

(among many other discussions of this point).

[sfcole]

<p>M6s have definitely gone up.<br>

Reason? More people want them.</p>

[keithdunlop]

<p>I've noticed the M prices have crept up a bit. Film has seen a resurgence lately which has led to greater demand. They're still pretty reasonable though. A new M7 costs $5,000, but a mint condition M6 TTL can be had for less than $2,000 if you shop around.</p>

[charles_trentelman1]

<p>was not sure if it was worth it to get the shutter bounce on my m3 fixed. Guess it is, huh?</p>

[leicaglow]

<p>Prices go up and down. I predict lenses and bodies will come down again in the not to distant future.</p>

[julien_boudreau]

<p>Most of the price increase has been the result of the micro 4/3 market and the ability to mount M lenses via adaptors. If one looks at the market, it's easy to see which lens have increased more than others; the 35mm Summicrons have almost doubled, whereas the 50mm Summicrons have only slightly increased. This can be attributed to the fact that 50mm is too long on such a small sensor. I predict that the day will come when larger sensors at an affordable price point will create a larger demand for 50mm Summicrons and their price will increase significantly while the 35mm Summicrons will come back to earth. </p>

<p>The prices have nothing to do with Leica, and everything to do with the emerging digital market capable of using M lenses. The future of photography is in small unobtrusive "every day" cameras - I honestly predict the decline of DLSRs even with today's unprecedented success of the format. All it takes is ONE affordable full frame rangefinder with an M mount (not so sure the RD1 fits the bill) - perhaps by Fuji, and M glass will be unaffordable for the shooters. </p>

<p>J</p>