Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/04/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hello Bill, > You are correct when you say that a lot of people find the 50mm lens > boreing. But, I have done some good work with it. The 50 mm is _my_ focal length on the M. I only talked about "people who think ...". > I have a question for you. I have heard from several people that > Vienna, Austria is a good place to buy Leica equipment because the > prices are lower there. Is that true? The current retail price for a > new M6 here is about $2.795 (US) and a new R7 is about $2,195 (US). M6 body list price ATS 33.990,- (1 US$ changes to approx. 10 ATS), M6 body lowest price in last months (special special price) ATS 21.990,-, M& body street price at th3e time approx. ATS 24 - 25.000,-. All those prices include 20% sales tax (you'll get a refund if you export the goods and _use the right forms in the correct way_). No idea about R7 prices at the moment; I can check if you want ... HTH Hubert * Von/From: HUBERT NOWOTNY, CTR Hatzenberger & Nowotny OEG * A-1040 Wien/Vienna, Kettenbrueckengasse 16 (Austria, Europe ...) * Tel ++43-1- 586 20 22 - 0, Fax ++43-1- 586 20 22 - 24 * hubertn@ctr.co.at, http://www.ctr.co.at/ctr/