bscott Posted April 11, 2007 Share #1 Posted April 11, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Which of the following would you purchase. A new MP, a new M7(chrome) or a new M6 Special Edition(LHS). Which is the best long term investment? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Johannes Knightworth Posted April 11, 2007 Share #2 Posted April 11, 2007 Long term investment .... go for Gold or Oracle (orcl) For pure photographic pleasure go with the MP anything Leica with electric circuitry in there ... give it a pass .. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted April 11, 2007 Share #3 Posted April 11, 2007 The MP has a built-in meter - which is electric But at least it will still work if the battery runs out... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavio Posted April 11, 2007 Share #4 Posted April 11, 2007 No doubt: One more for MP. Ciao! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bastian A. Posted April 11, 2007 Share #5 Posted April 11, 2007 For me the MP would be the best choice, too. B. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
frc Posted April 11, 2007 Share #6 Posted April 11, 2007 Special edition chrome MP. Such as the MP3. A very good long term investment imho. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_x2004 Posted April 11, 2007 Share #7 Posted April 11, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Long term investment? Pay off some of your mortgage or buy another block of land and pay that off. I think all those cameras are still being manufactured. Big money collectables usually have a history, or have been owned by someone of note or infamy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arminw Posted April 11, 2007 Share #8 Posted April 11, 2007 If you want to use your Leica to Photograph then go for an MP ! If you want to invest then ask your Banker Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambroving Posted April 12, 2007 Share #9 Posted April 12, 2007 An MP for investment, an M7 for correct exposures... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandokan Posted April 12, 2007 Share #10 Posted April 12, 2007 Let me speak up for the M6 LHSA. I love the black Leica logo. And the paint. And it's fully manual like the MP. But to avoid the flare in the rangefinder when facing a light source get a new MP or M7. Also, I have a deep and unsatisfied LUST for the M7 titanium! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted April 12, 2007 Share #11 Posted April 12, 2007 You specify "long term investment".... MP, I say, then M7... special models like LHSA are exposed to risk of speculation, ups and downs, inflation of "specials" (Leica did exaggerate, some years ago... they had to be desperate....) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bscott Posted April 12, 2007 Author Share #12 Posted April 12, 2007 I should have added to my question which one of these would you also like to use. It appears that the MP is leading in that area but I would like to know the reason since the M7 has the electronic shutter? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
frc Posted April 13, 2007 Share #13 Posted April 13, 2007 Aha, user! MP, the correct exposure becomes your own craft after some time of use. But if you are an addicted all auto SLR user an M7 might just do the trick. If you're >using< the cam no Leica is to be called an investment. Second hand vallue is omething else, the MP does better than the M7 now, in two years?, no clue. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisweeks Posted April 13, 2007 Share #14 Posted April 13, 2007 investment? camera gear? dunno about that ... but the mp would be your best bet ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubice Posted April 13, 2007 Share #15 Posted April 13, 2007 After having enjoyed an M6 for over 20 years (bought one of the first ones!...), I splurged on an M7 three years ago and have to say that it is the best M from a user perspective that I have ever owned. I did consider the MP at that time and decided against it; the aperture priority auto feature of the M7 was a great plus for me. Don't get me wrong - my experience based exposure guessing without a meter comes to within 1 stop, but nothing beats an electronic stepless shutter. As to the best investment - the M6 was the only Leica I ever bought new, I simply had to have it. It cost me US$1300 is 1984. It's probably worth about US$1000 today, but the pleasure using it cannot be counted in $$$ figures. The M7 I bought used - 3 years ago, cost me US$1600 on eBay, for another US$250 I had the finder upgrade done at New Jersey and if I wanted to sell today, I'd get my money back. Same would apply today - and that is where my recommendation in regards to 'best investment' is leading to: ......Buy used - if you decide that you don't like the camera in a few years, the financial loss will be minimal. There will be more and more used M7's and MP's coming on the market in the near future, with some owners switching to the M8.... If you are planning to use the camera (and I hope you are! ), stay away from the various "collector" editions - the LHSA, MP-3 etc. While their esthetics are wonderful, the resale value after regular use will be very uncertain. Just my 2 cents... All the best, Jan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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