MISH
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On the other foot I have no problem throwing a 50 mm on my M6 TTL 0.58 (with MP finder upgrade) of the five M cameras I have owned.
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On the other foot I have no problem throwing a 50 mm on my M6 TTL 0.58 (with MP finder upgrade) of the five M cameras I have owned.
CLAdictic
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It had to happen, the frenzy for buying certain Rolexes solely for investment now seems to have infected certain Leicas. Are we swapping photographers for investor speculators?
pyeh
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Mish,
Absolutely. I do the same if I only have the 0.58 at hand and a 50 lens in my pocket (said the bishop to the actress).
schlops
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I bought 2 in, i think, 2009. Each for 10 Euros!
Out to Lunch
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Re. Leica M6 TTL. Look again. Current average eBay prices hover around $3,000.- A new old stock M6 TTL, 0.58 is now offered for $5,000.-, which is $2,500 over and above what I paid for mine more than 10 years ago. Cheers, OtL
raydm6
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An unboxed/NOS .85 M6 for $5,500. This is a legit ad. I know the seller. A reputable/long-time authorized Leica/Nikon dealer out of Massachusetts. Still has a storefront. Used to have lot's of vintage Leica items but I haven't been there in years.
Horatio
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I've been told this happened with vintage bikes in the late 90s. Japanese collectors were paying ridiculous sums for anything Italian-made. Why not cameras? Most of the buy-it-now offerings on ebay are from Japan.
loquax ludens
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Seems like a lot for an .85 M6 TTL when you can get a brand new .72 MP for less. But it's a Die Letzten, so that may make it more appealing to some than a new .72 MP or a used .85 MP.
mpaniagua
Newby photographer
Yeah, Leica R stuff don't really sell for much. I most of the unused ones some years ago quite cheap. Only keep the one I use the more (which work great with my Canon 6d).
Don't really expect them to get high demand.
Marcelo.
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You are years behind the curve. Today, this connotation is as meaningless as 'groovy'. Cheers, OtL
maartenmoerman
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whats the current terminology?
Guth
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I would guess “young people” or perhaps “people that aren’t old”, lol (I belong to neither classification).
Pál_K
Cameras. I has it.
Whatever the current terminology, I'm happy for anyone learning about the history and craft of photography.
dfranklin
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I know this seller as well. He is indeed very reputable, and when I spoke to him about a year ago, he had several boxed NOS M6 TTLs. They were too pricy for me then, and more so now!
Out to Lunch
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I am not an expert in this matter but I believe that the current terminology would be 'millennials'. A loosely applied term for those born between the early 80s and mid-90s. The younger Leica aficionados I know in Vietnam fall into this age bracket. They are not rich but willing to sacrifice to shoot film with Leica cameras. Have a look here for some background information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennials Cheers, OtL
raydm6
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Ara is a good businessman. I've purchased a few things from him years ago and yes, he can be a bit pricey on a few things and his negotiating skills are better than mine 🙂 especially if you really want something. Not sure how the storefront is doing?
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