Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/15

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Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: sorta -Giving Away Ice in Alaska
From: "Kevin M. Bell" <newsgroups@camera-collectors.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 20:47:53 -0600

At 06:17 PM 8/15/2001 -0400, you wrote:
>My point in this email is not to use Wed. LUG to sell something 2 days 
>early but to simply let people know that the R8s must not be selling well 
>and the more mundane lenses are the same.  Is this everybody's 
>experience?  Now I know that no one ever guaranteed that these things sell 
>themselves but i am just ventilating about how soft the market must be at 
>this time.
>
>any thoughts, comments
>
>ernie nitka

The market for R-Series Leica and G-Series Contax is very soft.  The market 
for M-Series Leica and Contax SLR is stronger, and the only modern 35mm 
equipment I buy anymore.  Now, the question is "Why?"  G-Series Contax have 
remarkable lenses, R-Series Leica cameras are notable for durability (with 
a few exceptions).   Why are the Leica rangefinders and the Contax SLR 
cameras doing well, when Leica SLR cameras and Contax rangefinders are not?


Kevin M. Bell
www.camera-collectors.com
1-877-977-5091

Replies: Reply from Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com> (Re: [Leica] OT: sorta -Giving Away Ice in Alaska)