Leica glass lens and voigtlander

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Hello everyone

Leica glass lens and voigtlander can hold or until grow the price along the years? Thanks for the help

[dpitt]

Buying lenses just for investment seems a bad idea to me. Buying lenses new for investment is very risky, and it will take a long time to make a profit if any. The moment you open the box, it loses 20-30 % of the value. If you buy a used lens with warranty at a trusted shop, you pay a premium. This is lost the moment you walk out of the shop with your lens.

So, look at vintage lenses that have a stable price and buy what you would like for use. Then, in general, you can re-sell around the same price or a bit higher after a few years. No guarantees. A hype may come and go, and your lens may need a maintenance, or can be scratched or dropped, reducing its value over time.  Camera developments have an influence on used lenses. The mirror-less evolution made an impact on Leica M and R lenses, because a lot of high end users can now adapt Leica lenses to their camera with a cheap adapter. In the past, Leica M was not adaptible to any FF DSLR, and Leica R only could be adapted to Canon DSLR (and Nikon if you wanted to modify the lens mount).

The high MP count seems to increase demand for wide angles and reduce demand for tele lenses because you can crop. Who knows what will come in a few years?

[Malabito]

Voigtlander don't really hold value, if you buy new you will loose. Buy used.

[Olaf_ZG]

1 minute ago, Malabito said:

Voigtlander don't really hold value, if you buy new you will loose. Buy used.

Any lens new will drop in price. That said, I do believe that a leica lens bought second hand will retain its value. But zero interest. Like putting money in the bank. Now, where do you want your money to be? On a bank account or in your hands while shooting?