Who wants a gold plated Leica R?

[kutitta]

Just saw this listing of a gold plated Leica R on Ebay Australia with a starting bit of over $30000

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=321080193687

One thing I know is that I would never pay that much to a camera even if I could afford it. I hope the God would test me on this one day!

🙂

BTW I have no connection to the seller!

 

[Clint Troy]

Thecquestion really is: how much would you pay me.

 

[sc_rufctr]

Pretty cool realy... And if I had the spare cash. Why not?

It would look great in my glass cabinet.

( My definition of spare cash may be different to yours 😉 )

 

[MartinP]

I wouldn't want one of these unless someone can tell me how it "brasses up" in use??

After all, one would hate to be left with a silly looking camera . . .

 

[someonenameddavid]

It looks like the box is made in Hong Kong.... How uncouth.

Seriously: if I had that much money to waste, I would be surfing Westlicht. The true collectible cameras were not "made to be collectible" but were made and commercially unsuccessful, like the Ektra and the Foton and the Kardon and the Reid and the Ilford Witness.... The Leicas only are collectible because their public image gives them a currency ( if it's Leics it's worth something) now if I came across a B or an FF/GG that's collectible

David

 

[porktaco]

better question: "who ELSE wants a gold plated leica"?

 

[Vickko]

I have a gold plated Rolleiflex.

I know Leitz made gold commemorative cameras, like the R and M4-P, with gold lenses.

I got the Rollei at the same price as a non-gold.

Maybe if a gold Leica were to happen my way, without the silly surcharge, I'd make a home for it.

 

[Vickko]

And if a Luxus were to come my way, well, let's talk !

 

[Roger Hicks]

It looks like the box is made in Hong Kong.... How uncouth.

Seriously: if I had that much money to waste, I would be surfing Westlicht. The true collectible cameras were not "made to be collectible" but were made and commercially unsuccessful, like the Ektra and the Foton and the Kardon and the Reid and the Ilford Witness.... The Leicas only are collectible because their public image gives them a currency ( if it's Leics it's worth something) now if I came across a B or an FF/GG that's collectible

David

Dear David,

And the Hensoldt Reporter and... Indisputably and succinctly expressed, though there were also a few 'limited demand' cameras that were commercially successful in the small numbers in which they were made to fill that limited demand (Luxus, FF, GG, Tessina, Alpa...)

Quote (from memory) from current Alpa Management: "When you start making cameras in funny colours, it suggests that you can't sell them any other way."

Cheers,

R.