Is it just me, or are M-body prices creeping up?

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bobby_novatron

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Call me crazy. But in the past year, I've noticed some price inflation going on in M-bodies ... or am I imagining things?
 
Thanks -- I see a lot of similar observations from RFF members. Perhaps most of it is subjective and not verifiable, but I think there is some truth to this price creep.

I think the emerging middle class in China is possibly having an effect, but I have no proof to back up that claim.
 
I just checked the prices at KEH.com for M-bodies, out of curiosity. Almost had a heart-attack! M6 bodies in BGN condition for $1429? Seriously??? BGN-rated M3's for around $900?

Wow.
 
I have seen some prices asked for non metered M bodies in our classifieds lately that have made me blink! There does seem to be an upward trend I agree.

When OM's start to climb I'll be convinced that film is on the way back! :D
 
Keith -- I like your attitude. A resurgence of film is not a bad thing. :)

Perhaps we'll see some new film bodies from other manufacturers in the future.

An idle conjecture: with the processing power of the newest digital cameras + 21st-century metering algorithms + current lens technology, you would think that manufacturers would be able to make a really amazing 35mm film camera these days.

One can only dream!
 
bobby_novatron said:
Keith -- I like your attitude. A resurgence of film is not a bad thing. :)

Perhaps we'll see some new film bodies from other manufacturers in the future.

An idle conjecture: with the processing power of the newest digital cameras + 21st-century metering algorithms + current lens technology, you would think that manufacturers would be able to make a really amazing 35mm film camera these days.

One can only dream!
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They do ... it's called the F6! :D
 
bobby_novatron said:
I just checked the prices at KEH.com for M-bodies, out of curiosity. Almost had a heart-attack! M6 bodies in BGN condition for $1429? Seriously??? BGN-rated M3's for around $900?

Wow.
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USD has depreciated significantly in the last couple of years... down 10-30% versus some currencies... it explains part of the appreciation but I think the M9 has attracted a lot of new photogs to RFs...
 
I should have bought a noctilux when there were some on Ebay for like $4000-5000. now they're all $6500+ BOOOOOO! Same as the M6 when they used to be $1000-1200 second hand
 
I just looked at their page and the cost of a m6 ttl .85. Yikes. That's nearly double what I paid for an ex+ with presentation case
 
JSU said:
Not in the last 5 hours but over the last 35 years...?

My first M3 (SS, mint condition) in 1974 cost me all of $275. I bought a mint M2 from the same dealer 3 months later for the same price. Yes, they were mint!!!
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They can't have been 'mint' ... we didn't have eBay back then! :D
 
Something is definitely happening in the world of film.

I tried to buy film yesterday from a store close to my house (not my usual) and they had run out.
This is in a suburban shopping center with a K Mart! :confused:
They told me they had ordered more but the order was over a week late.

Meanwhile... I was offered a lot of cash for my Hassy 903 SWC at a recent coffee and chat meeting.
He had heard through the club about my camera and really wanted it. He told me he can't find one in Australia in good condition. I politely said no.
All of which surprised me because not that long ago I knew of two in my city that were sitting on shelves collecting dust.
 
sc_rufctr said:
Something is definitely happening in the world of film.

I tried to buy film yesterday from a store close to my house (not my usual) and they had run out.
This is in a suburban shopping center with a K Mart! :confused:
They told me they had ordered more but the order was over a week late.

Meanwhile... I was offered a lot of cash for my Hassy 903 SWC at a recent coffee and chat meeting.
He had heard through the club about my camera and really wanted it. He told me he can't find one in Australia in good condition. I politely said no.
All of which surprised me because not that long ago I knew of two in my city that were sitting on shelves collecting dust.
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Woo hoo! The film resurgence has started! (I think) :D
 
Yes, prices have risen. I just bought a M3 for $695 from Tamarkin before I couldn't anymore. They used to be $500-600 just a few months ago (for good users). Now even ebay is high for users.
 
Keith said:
Woo hoo! The film resurgence has started! (I think) :D
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RFF and the few sites that are dealing in these cameras are hardly an indication of a mass film resurgence. :p

Until we see brand new film cameras coming out from the big companies and fuji / kodak making more new film then they kill off, I won't believe film use is anything but a niche game.
 
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