How much did the Mamiya 6 cost back in the day?

[samm]

Hello everyone,

I am wondering how much did the Mamiya 6 and each of the lenses cost back in the 90's (ie brand new)

Ive finally got myself a complete Mamiya 6 kit and trying to work out its value for insurance - how much do you think a complete Mamiya 6 kit in top notch condition is worth?? or how much do you have your complete kit insured for?

cheers. 🙂

 

[Finder]

In Japan in the 90s, a body and 75mm lens cost a total of Y128,000 (1,400 USD). The 50mm and 150mm were about Y90,000 (1,000 USD) each. Now, the secondhand price is about 10% to 30% less.

 

[Avotius]

I saw a very very clean complete system go on ebay about 2 weeks ago for 1430 some dollars.

 

[bHeinemann]

1430 for a complete set is a steal...from what I've seen, a used body goes for about 5-600 in good condition and the 50mm alone can go for 800...75mm for about 3-500 and 150 for about 300

 

[35mmdelux]

Basically you can insure for what you paid for it, no?

Or, if your ins company will accept it, you can insure for replacement value. In this case I would quote a M7 since the M6 is not in production anymore.

 

[Ariya]

35mmdelux has the right idea. I insure all of my camera equipment for the new replacement cost and I use the current model if the camera is discontinued. My M6 body and lenses are insured for the value of new M7 pieces. I just printed off the webpages from B&H and sent them to my agent.

 

[f/stopblues]

I was just browsing KEH today and looked at bodies for the 6. They struck me as higher than I remember them a year ago or so. $599 for a BGN body, $819 and $919 for EX bodies. Is it just my imagination or have they gone up?

 

[Ariya]

I'd say those prices are quite a bit higher than what they were a year ago. Looking at completed auctions it seems that 6s are still going in the $450-$650 range. There were a couple of 50mm lens that went for less than $700 and it's been a while since I've seen them for anything less than $800.