Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/08/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Whoa, August 1st Nikon USA reduced the prices on a variety of cameras and lenses and you should see these new prices by now. Nikon, Canon and Minolta have opted for rebates instead of price adjustments. Leica has also adjusted some of its prices (back in May I believe) after the rebates expired. IMHO the companies have held off on lowering prices to help make up for the lost profits of the last couple of years and offset loses in the far east. Jeff Alford >George Huczek wrote: >> How soon will such currency decline >> translate into higher prices on imported camera equipment? Generally >> speaking, how long does it take for camera prices to respond to such >> downward currency fluctuations? > >George, >Have you noticed any price reductions in Japanese equipment? I haven't. >I suspect the dealers have, based on the rate for the yen, or at least >the distributors, but we aren't seeing any. Profit taking. > >donal >-- >Donal Philby >San Diego >www.donalphilby.com >