lens prices rising...

[Keith]

Some lenses have had strange shifts in value IMO. A few years ago a 100mm lens for an RF645 Bronica was fetching $1100.00 and up. I sold mine on eBay a few months ago and got half that!

When Brian Sweeney sells his lens collection (not likely) he won't just be able to buy the new M10 or M9.2 ... he may put in a takeover bid for Leica itself! 😀

 

[Sonnar Brian]

Now what would I do if I owned Leica....

 

[maddoc]

Now what would I do if I owned Leica....

... a M-mount version of the original Sonnar, 6-bit coded !😀😉

 

[sanmich]

When Brian Sweeney sells his lens collection

If that happens and Brian floods the market, the laws of offer and demand are telling us that the price of all lenses will crash down to almost nothing..🙂

 

[peter_n]

It would be interesting to know what our sisters and brothers in the SLR world have been experiencing. Have Canon / Nikon / Sigma lenses risen the same amount in the secondary market?

My sense of this is yes, at least for Nikon products, a major factor has been the tsunami. I bought a used pro zoom 3 years ago that I'm now selling on and I'll get about 30% more than I paid for it.

I'm just really thankful that my Leica lens buying ended about a year ago after I finally figured out that I had everything I needed. The real shocker for me recently was seeing a BP E46 pre-ASPH 50 Summilux sell for $3900, I bought that lens last year in better condition for $1600! Incredible, but in the case of the dearth of the Leica 35 & 50mm lenses it's the M9. Lots of factors involved across the board.