Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/10

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Heliar Pricing
From: Evelyn Khong <dkhong@pacific.net.sg>
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1999 17:30:27 +0000

>>  Stephen Gandy wrote:
>> >I would say in the land of  Supply and  Demand.  at that point in time the
>> 15's
>> >were far and few between in the US.
>> >
>> >
>>
>> History again confirms that patience has its virtues.  If people waited a
>> few more weeks, they would pay much less for the lens.  To me, owning a 15
>> Heliar is not a life and death situation.  It's sad to see how people give
>> up an arm and a leg to own a piece of glass.
>>
>> Dan K.
>
>Dan, right you are. Just just hang on and wait a bit longer till it gets
>cheaper. then you wait a bit longer still. It may get cheaper still. Then you
>wait a bit longer......................Then......
>
>5 Years later:  Then you wait a bit longer until gets a bit cheaper.
>Then.................
>
>In the meantime: All those impatient people who bought the 15 mm lens to
early
>and had all sorts of fun with it...................................
>
>Regards, Horst  Schmidt
>
>

Oh.. It's really FUN when you buy your Heliar for $1350 and then 6 months
later some other guy next block orders it for $499.  

Dan K.
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