Quote: ... Spent the last 50 years regretting not having bought a mint IIIg when they were £49-19s-6d.
Similarly for me when I say a Reid II + lens in Marston & Heard's for £20 - just over a week's wages in 1967 (upwards of £2k today). In real terms Leicas are almost certainly cheaper now than 40-50 years ago - a clean IIIf and Elmar can cost as little as £250, though the IIIg, at around double that price, is rather less of a bargain. Some neat Barnack bodies can be found for less than £100 with a bit of searching - and that excludes EBay ...