JackTheRipper Posted September 15, 2009 Share #1 Posted September 15, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) will the Leica collector's edition cameras hold their value? does anyone think they will increase/decrease in value over time? for example, the white M8 or the safari M8... just curious Jack Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pleeson Posted September 15, 2009 Share #2 Posted September 15, 2009 Highly doubtful as the M8 is already obsoleted by the M9. I think there is no such thing as a digital camera as an investment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilihead Posted September 15, 2009 Share #3 Posted September 15, 2009 I've heard that the white M8 is the only camera that Saint Peter will allow through the Pearly gates - so, don't get it dirty till that day comes, and I'd say your investment will pay off in spades... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted September 15, 2009 Share #4 Posted September 15, 2009 They're likely to become very valuable, if you used it to take an image that became world famous, then collectors would pay a lot to own the camera that was used to photograph ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkolluri Posted September 17, 2009 Share #5 Posted September 17, 2009 They're likely to become very valuable, if you used it to take an image that became world famous, then collectors would pay a lot to own the camera that was used to photograph ... Or if you become world famous then the camera may be worth more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garfink Posted September 24, 2009 Share #6 Posted September 24, 2009 I think the M8 specifically is a dud as far as collector's are concern. I don't agree that digital cameras can't be collected. I have a R-D1s and for awhile now it has steadily increase in value, I have sold my M8 and will never sell my R-D1s. Reason: True Uniqueness, NOT just a PAINT JOB! I don't foresee ANY company in the future to use analogue dials, a film rewind lever or analogue LED shutter speeds in the finder, flip LCD to minimize its digital distraction, etc in the future, so I think this camera will keep on to its uniqueness indefinitely and hence add to its value as time goes on as it becomes rarer. Don't get me wrong, I am getting a M9, not to collect, but to use. And when the M10 comes out one day, I may upgrade again, but the M9 doesn't look collectible either. But if they bring out a special edition M9 that has some special function: like the little LCD screen like the one on the top plate of the M8, other framelines, better yet, digitally projected framelines or a silly "film rewind lever" like the R-D1 or a extra better LCD, IS or something else functional, innovative or at least nostalgic then it may become collectible yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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