Tomsmac Posted May 14, 2022 Share #1 Posted May 14, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) Started looking for a good M6 several months ago. The ballpark then was around $1800. The average now is $3200. Yeah, I get the free market but geeezzzz. This has got to burst. ‘On the bright side I don’t have to look for a house although in a few months it may be less expensive then a good p.72 TTL. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Capuccino-Muffin Posted May 14, 2022 Share #2 Posted May 14, 2022 I always wondered what makes people start looking for a M6? I’d understand a M2, M3, M4, M5, MP, M-A, M7... but never understood why M6. 3 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matlock Posted May 14, 2022 Share #3 Posted May 14, 2022 3 hours ago, Capuccino-Muffin said: I always wondered what makes people start looking for a M6? I’d understand a M2, M3, M4, M5, MP, M-A, M7... but never understood why M6. I would love to know what you have against the M6 series, You seem to take every opportunity to denigrate them. Thankfully most users find them excellent cameras. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakontil Posted May 14, 2022 Share #4 Posted May 14, 2022 14 minutes ago, Matlock said: I would love to know what you have against the M6 series, You seem to take every opportunity to denigrate them. Thankfully most users find them excellent cameras. Their rice is my advantage though as ppl seem to forget m2 and m-a or may b because they r meterless i m one of probably few to treat m6 as the last resort… may b i dislike for it being zinc 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viv Posted May 14, 2022 Share #5 Posted May 14, 2022 2 minutes ago, jakontil said: Their rice is my advantage though as ppl seem to forget m2 and m-a or may b because they r meterless i m one of probably few to treat m6 as the last resort… may b i dislike for it being zinc Their rice??? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakontil Posted May 14, 2022 Share #6 Posted May 14, 2022 Just now, Viv said: Their rice??? The rise in price…omg what happened to my keyboard 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakontil Posted May 14, 2022 Share #7 Posted May 14, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) 4 hours ago, Capuccino-Muffin said: I always wondered what makes people start looking for a M6? I’d understand a M2, M3, M4, M5, MP, M-A, M7... but never understood why M6. Easy, m6 is probably the best selling M film body and a game changer for leica, part of the big history 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted May 14, 2022 Share #8 Posted May 14, 2022 Why look at the M6? I think the main advantage is that it is the least fetishized of Leica M cameras which probably means it will be used and not stroked (although light petting is allowed). 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomsmac Posted May 14, 2022 Author Share #9 Posted May 14, 2022 2 hours ago, 250swb said: Why look at the M6? I think the main advantage is that it is the least fetishized of Leica M cameras which probably means it will be used and not stroked (although light petting is allowed). LOL. I’m using the M6 just as an example. The price for the M3 SS or DS has risen just much on a percentage basis. And it’s not just Leica’s. It’s obscene. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomsmac Posted May 14, 2022 Author Share #10 Posted May 14, 2022 3 hours ago, jakontil said: Easy, m6 is probably the best selling M film body and a game changer for leica, part of the big history No doubt but I guess my point was the crazy and obscene rise in all decent film bodies and ancillary equipment. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayD28 Posted May 14, 2022 Share #11 Posted May 14, 2022 Prices won't come down. Bite the bullet, swipe the card, and start shooting photos. 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomsmac Posted May 14, 2022 Author Share #12 Posted May 14, 2022 39 minutes ago, RayD28 said: Prices won't come down. Bite the bullet, swipe the card, and start shooting photos. 😂 Of course the prices will come down. Do you have any idea where this economy is going? It’s not going to be pretty. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakontil Posted May 14, 2022 Share #13 Posted May 14, 2022 13 minutes ago, Tomsmac said: 😂 Of course the prices will come down. Do you have any idea where this economy is going? It’s not going to be pretty. im not so sure... either it would stay or it could only go up... they dont produce m6 for sure, whats available in the market is what they are, unless leica stop increasing their prices on MP and MA which i dont think they would, you would see the price for M6 and probably other M would only rise and above 2 hours ago, Tomsmac said: No doubt but I guess my point was the crazy and obscene rise in all decent film bodies and ancillary equipment. the interest in shooting films have gone up too, the consumer price films are craziest than they ever be Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomsmac Posted May 14, 2022 Author Share #14 Posted May 14, 2022 7 minutes ago, jakontil said: im not so sure... either it would stay or it could only go up... they dont produce m6 for sure, whats available in the market is what they are, unless leica stop increasing their prices on MP and MA which i dont think they would, you would see the price for M6 and probably other M would only rise and above the interest in shooting films have gone up too, the consumer price films are craziest than they ever be I just purchased a new MP from Leica Boston last month after a year long wait on the list. Their price went up 9% in the last year where the M2-M7 has increased by over 60%. As a sidebar, both my M10 and Monochrom 246 have decreased dramatically during the past 6 months but I don’t really care about that as I’m not selling. And yet another sidebar… my MP film camera blows the doors off of the M10. Not so much the Monochrom. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomB_tx Posted May 14, 2022 Share #15 Posted May 14, 2022 10 hours ago, Capuccino-Muffin said: I always wondered what makes people start looking for a M6? I’d understand a M2, M3, M4, M5, MP, M-A, M7... but never understood why M6. Well, I have M2.3.4.5.&6 (& fim CL). I started with a new M4 in 1968, so I have a soft spot for it as my favorite. I got the M6 new in 1985 (Wetzlar, black chrome, zinc) and it's the film M I've used most since then. Never a problem with the finish - looks almost new - still has the plastic film on the bottom plate.(I've always used a case/half-case.) I did have the finder upgraded a few years ago to eliminate the slight "flare" issue with the RF patch, and it's a joy to use. In use it is at least the equal of the other Ms, and the meter readout in the VF is the type I like best. When I'm not using it, I now use the M5 most often. I passed over it when it came out due to the criticism from others, but in many ways it's the most refined M for actual use. I wouldn't criticize anyone for preferring either of these over the other M models. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.noctilux Posted May 14, 2022 Share #16 Posted May 14, 2022 Leica M6 trending Why-I-think-the-M6-is-the-best ... HYPE TRENDING ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomsmac Posted May 14, 2022 Author Share #17 Posted May 14, 2022 2 minutes ago, a.noctilux said: Leica M6 trending Why-I-think-the-M6-is-the-best ... HYPE TRENDING ? You honestly think that the M6 is a better build quality than the new MP? Wow. I’ve owned the M6 and today own the 2022 MP. A world of difference in build quality. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.noctilux Posted May 14, 2022 Share #18 Posted May 14, 2022 Just now, Tomsmac said: You honestly think that the M6 is a better build quality than the new MP? Wow. I’ve owned the M6 and today own the 2022 MP. A world of difference in build quality. No, just different period for me. The plastic lever wind-on of my M4/M5/M6 is more comfortable in use than my M-A/MP/M2/M3. The rewind crank needs no adapter like 14438 I added to my MP. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomsmac Posted May 14, 2022 Author Share #19 Posted May 14, 2022 4 minutes ago, Al Brown said: Everything is increasing (especially analog M's) except the depreciating M240 and M10 at the moment. Even M9 and M8 are on the rise.. But that is perfectly normal. What is not normal are the analog M price hikes. Yep. The M 246 is rapidly decreasing as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
logan2z Posted May 14, 2022 Share #20 Posted May 14, 2022 (edited) Analog M prices have increased dramatically. But I have noticed that the cameras are taking much longer to sell in recent months. There was a time not long ago when a SS M3 would hit the used market and be gone in a matter of hours. But I've been watching a couple on a well-known LUF sponsor's site and they've been sitting unsold for months. Perhaps prices have finally become higher than the market is willing to bear. Edited May 14, 2022 by logan2z 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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