activeuk Posted January 2, 2020 Share #1 Posted January 2, 2020 Advertisement (gone after registration) Is £2500 to much for a mint as new M6 Classic, Black Chrome Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Pyrogallol Posted January 2, 2020 Share #2 Posted January 2, 2020 Yes 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Ricoh Posted January 2, 2020 Share #3 Posted January 2, 2020 In 2016 I paid £800 for an M6 classic in black, in very nice condition, virtually spotless in fact. The attraction of the M6 is fascinating. Great to see my 'investment' is paying off. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShivaYash Posted January 2, 2020 Share #4 Posted January 2, 2020 That is MP money... In 2016 I paid £750 for a mint- M6 classic in Chrome. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianman Posted January 2, 2020 Share #5 Posted January 2, 2020 1 hour ago, activeuk said: Is £2500 to much for a mint as new M6 Classic, Black Chrome I would not pay that much. But it's worth whatever amount you are happy to pay for it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
james.liam Posted January 2, 2020 Share #6 Posted January 2, 2020 Too much in fac,t when a newer MP with the anti-glare RF optics is in that price bracket. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
activeuk Posted January 2, 2020 Author Share #7 Posted January 2, 2020 Advertisement (gone after registration) can any one link me to a mp then pleae they seem to be a lot more Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted January 2, 2020 Share #8 Posted January 2, 2020 (edited) Wow, seems absolutely crazy but I've seen a well know Leica dealer asking that kind of money for a bang average condition M7 recently so maybe I need to rethink what is the going rate for a film Leica nowadays. That said, even allowing for inflation and the possibility that used film bodies are thin on the ground, I'd have thought £1200 might be nearer the mark. Edited January 2, 2020 by wattsy Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frase Posted January 2, 2020 Share #9 Posted January 2, 2020 I paid £1000 for a M6ttl and a 50mm Summicron, and a 35mm summilux for just over £200 but it was about twenty years ago! On a serious note the prices are getting silly even a couple of years ago you could still pick up M42 and M4P for less than £500, rough M2s for less than £300 and the standard price for a good M6 was £800. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedaes Posted January 2, 2020 Share #10 Posted January 2, 2020 14 minutes ago, wattsy said: Wow, seems absolutely crazy but I've seen a well know Leica dealer asking that kind of money for a bang average condition M7 recently so maybe I need to rethink what is the going rate for a film Leica nowadays. Agree, but they are not flying off the shelves. Starts to make a new MA look good value. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Barnack Posted January 2, 2020 Share #11 Posted January 2, 2020 (edited) £2500/$3281USD/€2938 for a mint as new M6 Classic, Black Chrome?!?! Absolute robbery! 😵 Check on ebay - right now there are a couple of M6 cameras described as mint in the $2400-2500USD range. Beware of sellers form Asia, particularly Japan. The asking prices are so overinflated that they should be considered delusional (usually). Also take a look at http://www.sherrykrauter.com/store?category=M+Cameras - there a nice M6 Titanium for sale there along with multiple other M6 cameras. Edited January 2, 2020 by Herr Barnack 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
james.liam Posted January 2, 2020 Share #12 Posted January 2, 2020 29 minutes ago, Frase said: I paid £1000 for a M6ttl and a 50mm Summicron, and a 35mm summilux for just over £200 but it was about twenty years ago! On a serious note the prices are getting silly even a couple of years ago you could still pick up M42 and M4P for less than £500, rough M2s for less than £300 and the standard price for a good M6 was £800. 20 years ago!?! That's a century in dog-years. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
james.liam Posted January 2, 2020 Share #13 Posted January 2, 2020 You can always buy a Leica M4-2 for US$4000 (!!!!) Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
james.liam Posted January 2, 2020 Share #14 Posted January 2, 2020 3 hours ago, activeuk said: Is £2500 to much for a mint as new M6 Classic, Black Chrome Well if you're prepared to buy from the other side of the Atlantic, there's a very reliable and trusted reseller called Igor Camera Exchange who shows the following listing: Leica M6 TTL #2468692, .72x, TITANIUM top and bottom plates, strap, cap, Ex++/Mint- : $1795, which translate to £1380 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertknappmd Posted January 2, 2020 Share #15 Posted January 2, 2020 way too much $$$... Albert Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrogallol Posted January 2, 2020 Share #16 Posted January 2, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, Pyrogallol said: Yes I should have said a bit more - unless there is something special about black chrome that I am not aware of, I believe around £1500 would be right price for an almost mint classic M6 ( not the electronic shutter M6TTL version). I had a black classic M6, boxed with papers, for six years and sold it last year for twice what I had paid for it. The profit paid for my black M4P, so I can count that as having cost me nothing. Edited January 2, 2020 by Pyrogallol Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
activeuk Posted January 2, 2020 Author Share #17 Posted January 2, 2020 (edited) but if you have a look at prices every were ebay or just a google search etc they are like £1800 up this one is from leica its self and mint can not tel its been used please if they are going for £1500 or less were are they Edited January 2, 2020 by activeuk Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdp Posted January 2, 2020 Share #18 Posted January 2, 2020 Red Dot in London have a black M6 Classic for £1600. They've always been excellent for new or used M equipment that I've bought from them. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
activeuk Posted January 2, 2020 Author Share #19 Posted January 2, 2020 thanks just a had a look looks very well used and so does the one for £2000 they have Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianman Posted January 2, 2020 Share #20 Posted January 2, 2020 2 hours ago, Frase said: a couple of years ago you could still pick up M42 and M4P for less than £500, rough M2s for less than £300 I missed those! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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