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Well, the current Summilux 35 was introduced after the M9, so there's no pricing to track from the M8 or film M era.MSUSpartan said:...I think this is what life is like before the M9 right? ...I don't want to pay over Leica's already high MSRP for used lenses.
When you can buy a Rigid Summicron for $100, collapsible for $70, Canon 50/1.5 for $70, Nikkor 5cm F1.4 for $95, Collapsible Elmar 9cm F4 for $100, E48 90/2 Summicron for $200- prices will be back to what they were a few years ago. And a Leica IIIf with coated Elmar 5cm F3.5 for .... $50 at a camera shop.
With the M9 monochrome... prices for Uncoated lenses will shoot through the roof.
I quite agree - although, there was a fair amount of R&D I think, but even so, a great move, much better than another cosmetic upgrade.BTW the M9M's existence tells me than the M9 demand was trending substantially downward. The M9M release is a brilliant move: market a three year old camera with little incremental R&D to many people who already own essentially the same camera.
Unfortunate for those living inthe region/s you mention. Real estate prices in other regions of the world were on the rise. As to the high tech companies, when they were falling others were climbing.That's quite philosophical and poetic, but not pragmatic. Ask any owner of real estate in Phoenix or Las Vegas. Or ask anyone who owned shares in a US high tech company in 2001. Bubbles do burst, and some don't "move on" or "mutate". At least not in our lifetimes.
The Leica lull is simply a reduction in (current) demand, reflected in a reduction in the price for used goods. Demand will increase as soon as perceived wealth increases. Supply and demand is a proven principle upon which you can rely.
BTW, we're all vain and weak.
Joe