Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/07/11

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Subject: Re: FREE READING
From: Stephen <cameras@jetlink.net>
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 19:56:52 -0700

William Ferris wrote:
> 
> Your logic is somewhat circular when you say the soft market is the result
> of the rebates.  The rebates are much more a function of the changes in
> currency between $ and DMark. 

SNIP

The Japanese pullout due to the Yen has affected, in fact decimated, the
American COLLECTOR Leica market.

The M6 rebate has affected the USER M market. While the dollar/mark
value may have given us the rebates, I  wonder if that is really it. 
Time will tell.

Stephen