Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]- ----- Original Message ----- From: Mikiro <arbos@silva.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2000 10:20 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] MEETING THE FRENCH LEICA LEADERS : DEBRIEF. > At 7:56 pm +0100 2/3/00, V8PWR@aol.com wrote: > >I met the French Leica representatives today at my local photo store . The > >CAMARA SHOP of the French city of Bourges , in the center of France has just > >completed an arrangement with Leica France to be an Official Leica supplier > >in the area . So they came today with all M & R lines on show . > >I could get a hand on everything , they even allowed me to take some stuff > >out for a few hours to shoot a few rolls where I wanted to ! > >I looked at the 35 SUMMILUX ASPH and found the shade locking mecanism very > >poorly designed , compared to the one of the SUMMICRON . > >After looking at the 35 SUMMICRON ASPH , I decided to buy it , as the shop > >offered to buy back my New Elmar 50 , that I didn't use a lot since I prefer > >the 50 SUMMICRON ( 1986 ) . > >I also bought the M lens Holder since they offered 15 % off on all Leica > >bodies & lenses & accessories . > >I also tried the TRI - ELMAR on my M6 . No problem about window selection . > >I asked them about the fact that on some M6 , the windows didn't switch > >correctly , and they said they heard about the problem , without giving more > >details . > >Well the French Leica representatives seem to be nice poeple . They insisted > >to take a nostalgic look at my 67 M4 and > >opened quite big eyes at the look of all the old but in prefect condition > >original boxes ! > >So any comments about the quality of the 35 'CRON ASPH at full aperture are > >welcomed, not that I want to start another 'CRON / LUX debate . > >Jo GOODTIMES " YOU JUST LIVE ONE ( GOOD ) TIME " > > Salut, It is a good news. If some Leica dealers are serious in their > business in France, many would stop buying Leicas in the surrounding > countries. Alas, I have never seen a single R8 or M6TTL (new or used) in > Strasbourg. Please tell them to have a branch here! > > > > Mikiro > Strasbourg, Europe > http://arbos.silva.net > ############## Salut Miriko, In Nancy (120km W from Strasbourg ) i've seen a R8 with a 28-70, a M6 ttl alone without any M lenses. That's all for a city of 100,000 inhabitants with a distribution area of 1,000,000. 20 years ago there were 3 leica retailers. Today : one. Near Strasbourg have you tried Photo-Passion ?( Pfaffenhoffen, 0388070423). No shop but a phone/fax only... The man buys and sells with a huge spread. In fact he buys in France used items and he solds them in Germany.