Are Vintage Cameras Good ASSETS To Own?

#leica #cameras #photography #kevinoleary

Aside from love for watches & guitars, photography always had a special place in my heart. I dusted off a Leica M3 I've had for many years, and I had a feeling one day it would grow in value, so I had to make sure.

I visited the Leica store in Miami and had a wonderful time talking to Josh Lehrer about determining if my camera is even REAL, been used before, and it WORTH.

[realTCG]

As someone who worked at Leica it is always cool to see other people adoring Leica.

[Davidzebak]

Vintage cameras are excellent both to collect and use. I currently have a Hasselblad 500c built in 1966 that has been bulletproof. Ran a number of black and white rolls through it and will be shooting more colour film soon. Hope to get a Leica in the future.

[BrianMerryPhotography]

Wow Kevin. I've been a fan for years. I've also been a pro photographer for decades. AND, I've grown to enjoy watch collecting too. 8 watches and counting! Needless to say I like what you do!

[blateco]

We have one of the original Kodak’s from my late uncle who was an avid collector and traveler. It’s got the coolest mechanisms and even a secret button. Really amazing stuff.

[Dahrenhorst]

I have collected somewhat between 60 and 70 vintage analog cameras and a lot of lenses over the past years - no Leica rangefinders or Hasselblads, though. Today they are at least double, maybe even thrice worth of what I have paid for them, so to me, not a bad investment.

[yugars]

Thank you for this interesting video on the M3. Could it be that this was a double stroke converted to a single stroke? Is there a way to tell if there was a conversion?

[francesverdugo]

There are platform where you can invest and they trade your money. Then pay you profit either weekly or monthly. That's investing.

[slr]

Film cameras demand and prices after this video 📈💲

[jakecooper]

Comfortably 10k, at a specialist auction probably $30-50k. There are a lot of people that want an M3 in their collection, and this is possibly a once in a lifetime chance to get one in perfect mint condition. No doubt that 2 wealthy collectors would go into an auction with an 'I'm buying this no matter what' attitude and the bidding would go mental.

[FilmRepair]

Would appreciate you talking more about cameras, it’s great for business.

[HesTNTonPMS]

Would you dry continuously dry fire your .44 auto-mag?
I sure hope not :)
I hope to see this camera come up for auction one day.
Don't let anybody play with it anymore

[charlesmcclune]

My 1948 Argus C3 to me is priceless! This camera has a prominent place in my display case, a simple common camera, inexpensive but built in Ann Arbor Michigan, where I was born in 1957, and my father was one of the electrical engineers who work on the camera for Argus Camera.

[tejagundala]

If you invested the same 400$ in 1950s in the SNP, it would be worth double the price of the LICA at 24k, at an estimated 6% annual compound rate. 🤔

[ICYPROFITS]

I bet the sporting goods store was Abercrombie and Fitch before it was a clothing store. They sold a lot of high end watches as well

[kaahzvi]

4:02 clearly shows some sort of damage on the black material just right under the lens ring - granted it had the black seal. Strange

[mattrkelly]

He should do a show called the wealthy hoarder...

[joecabezas]

I have a Voighandler VITO II and would like to sell it. What is your suggestion?

[ChrisProutyVideos]

I love your videos! They're always so insightful and motivational. Thanks for sharing all of that wisdom with us :)

[randallstewart]

Having collected cameras for their interest to me over the last 45 years, my answer to the title question is absolutely NOT, if you are just looking for a valuable investment. There will always be the very rare exception, like the Leica M3 in the video, but you can count those on the fingers of one hand. Well-chosen cameras and a few lenses have grown in face value faster than inflation reduces the face value of the dollar, but they are not going to just show up on the street or in a swap meet (or on eBay). In my experience, the only purchase which has come close to making a few bucks once current value of a sale is adjusted for inflation might be my Canon 7Sz with Canon 50mm 0.95 "Dream" lens, fitted carrying case, with custom lens hood for that lens, with its own case. All in mint+ condition. My local photo store knew I was in the market for this, so when it walked in to be sold per an estate liquidation, they stole it ($ unknown), and then almost apologized for asking me to buy it for $550 in late 1980 dollars. (As the sales-kid was being shy about asking $550, my mind was saying, "Sucker!) That kit today would probably bring $5.000. It has suffered no wear and tear because in practical terms, it is pig to use, and the lens just isn't that good optically. However, it is a "holly grail" for Canon RF collectors. I'd break even or make money if I sold 85% of my collection today, but the "profit" would not cover inflation adjustment. If I have just put the cash in my Fidelity Fund instead of buying another camera, I'd have made at least 5 times the net cash return, but that would have been no fun.

[liamrjf]

This video further solidifies investing in leica cameras... looking at buying a 4th now 😆