Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/09/30
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> Glenn Thrall writes:
>
> [snip]
> > I probably will do so in the very near future. The F4s is a fine
> > machine, but it just isn't fun. Now that sounds strange ... however
> > after I retired from the rat race I found I didn't need a zillion bells
> > and whistles. I enjoy photography, but I don't enjoy having a machine
> > make decisions for me.
>
> A case for the F3, then, surely, especially if you've a few Nikkors?
> A bunch actually! When I pack the Nikon bag around I can easily imagine being back
in a green uniform and jump boots! I tend to use it for fast moving subjects, i.e.,
my granddaughter Kendall.
> > When my wife called some of her relatives in Germany today ... I
> > thought, now's the time! Unfortunately, it appears Leica gear runs more
> > in Germany than it does in the United States (due to their VAT).
>
> Don't forget that if you buy a camera anywhere within the EU as a
> 'personal' export, then you don't pay the VAT. Of course you'll have to
> come here to get it ....
I'll be in Germany in late March ('97) and April. Hauling along the M's won't be a
problem, an R with a lens or two won't add much to the burden. The Nikon? Too large
by far, certainly too large to tuck away in a field jacket pocket.
> Many of the camera shops in London are quite familiar with the process,
> especially for US citizens.
> Very good point!
----
On another subject, I received literature in the mail today from Leica USA. The R8
looks nice and clean, much like a Canon. That isn't bad, and it does maintain the
Leica "look" in a somewhat "retro" style. Nice features, and it appears to have a
semi-matrix metering mode in addition to spot and full field.
Tamarkin isn't discounting the R6.2 ... yet. The M6 (black or chrome) is being
discounted a couple of hundred dollars. The titanium M6 is not being discounted.
I was also told there would be a $200 per (new) lens rebate from Leica on selected
lenses starting in a day or two.
Glenn
Glenn Thrall
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