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					Originally Posted by  yelvertoft
					 
				 
				I was having a trawl around recently and was amazed to find you can still get a new Voigtlander Bessa for £545 (body only).  It really showed me how much film camera prices have collapsed.  £400 for a standard 50mm lens though.......
  
			
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 Duncan,
Body prices may fall but lenses not necessarily. Leica M fit for less than half the price of the Leica. Voigtlander made lenses in Nikon fit and have a seriously good reputation so I guess they can charge that for a 50mm.
Never had an interest in Leica ( pockets way to small for that ) but check out the prices on this Robert White link 
 
http://www.robertwhite.co.uk/products.asp?PT_ID=304
In particular you will see some really low prices to create interest. Click on more info and they turn out to be the lens hoods. 
 
Don