T Paul Posted November 22, 2020 Share #1 Posted November 22, 2020 Advertisement (gone after registration) I recently purchased a Leica M9, that appears to possibly be the first M9 produced. Serial number is 3803501. The camera appears to be in like new condition with all original packaging. I purchased the camera to use, not sit in a a collection. My thoughts are: Even though it is a digital camera, does it have significant collectors value that would make a mistake to use it as an every day camera? Is it likely that digital cameras will never have significant collectors value? I would appreciate anybody's thoughts. Tim Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/315409-leica-m9-collector-value/?do=findComment&comment=4085151'>More sharing options...
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jaapv Posted November 22, 2020 Share #2 Posted November 22, 2020 I would say that it has very limited collector's value. It is plentiful and not repairable in the (hopefully relatively far) future. It is indeed from an early batch, but as numbers are assigned randomly within the batches one cannot say that it is "the first produced" A real prototype might be a different story. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
T Paul Posted November 23, 2020 Author Share #3 Posted November 23, 2020 8 hours ago, jaapv said: I would say that it has very limited collector's value. It is plentiful and not repairable in the (hopefully relatively far) future. It is indeed from an early batch, but as numbers are assigned randomly within the batches one cannot say that it is "the first produced" A real prototype might be a different story. Ok, Thanks for the info. I guess that I will use it for what I intended.....it came with the new sensor so hopefully it will last for some years..Cheers 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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