Re: [Leica] "B Grade" Leica gear? -- Not Really

["Matt Morgan" <mattmorgan@pdseurope.co.uk>]

Rick,
What's the price in Australian dollars for an M6 body these days? When I
lived there (I've got dual nationality with the UK), it was around A$6,000.
Matt.

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>From: Rick Dykstra <rdandcb@cybermac.com.au>
>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>Subject: Re: [Leica] "B Grade" Leica gear? -- Not Really
>Date: Thu, Aug 24, 2000, 7:47 pm
>

> If I was a manufacturer of products with a reputation for (or a
> marketing angle for) the highest quality, I would send the stuff that
> wasn't quite perfect in some way to the furthest part of the globe, from
> where a warranty claim would be a time consuming issue.  Like Australia.
>  Or to a place where consumers might not be as fussy as in (say) the US
> or Japan.  Like Australia.
>
> I live in Australia :(  And I've seen enough dodgy gear from all kinds
> of places to allow this little bit of paranoia to slide ever so slightly
> into the 'possibly something in this' basket.
>
> Not that I've ever had a problem pursuing a warranty issue, with anyone.
>  But it has always been time consuming enough for me to think twice
> about bothering.
>
> But then, we've got the sun, the beaches, the girls on those beaches,
> honest politicians ...,
>
> Rick
>