Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/05/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]David Freedman wrote: > > Interesting, no? I was wondering if there might be any other R8 owners on > list and if their dealers informed them of this promotion? > > Incidentally, as the ROM conversion price now stands at $195 per lens, the > offer of 2 free mods is roughly the equivalent of a $400 price decrease on > the camera (assuming, of course, you had intended to have the conversions > done at all). Could this just be Leica's way of smoothing the ruffled > feathers of early R8 purchasers such as myself who will have missed out on > the price drop? David, You are correct here. The price drop of the R8 is mostly due the the strong dollar vs. mark right now. Have fun with the R8. Colin