Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/12/13

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Scandinavian Leica
From: "Greg J. Lorenzo" <gregj.lorenzo@shaw.ca>
Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 17:58:00 -0700
References: <Pine.SOL.4.44.0212132146280.8963-100000@hedvig.uio.no>

Ah Yes, but what does it cost for a good bottle of whiskey?

Regards,

Greg

Daniel Ridings wrote:

>Wrong ...
>
>Camera prices in Norway are, if anything, lower than in Sweden, up to
>15-20%. (When it comes to digital Nikons (D100), Canons (D60) and various
>Leica stuff, not to mention Mamiyas.
>
>Daniel
>
>On Fri, 13 Dec 2002, Per Claesson wrote:
>
>>Leica is probably targeting the Norwegian market, where the prices are
>>probably the highest in the world nowadays. People seem to need
>>something to spend their money on up there, and there is enough
>>national pride over there. Dunno if anyone could care less in Sweden
>>and Denmark...
>>
>>/Per
>>
>>
>>>Hi Oddmund,
>>>
>>>I know that you are right, my post was just an attempt to provoke the
>>>Finns on the list ;-) Although I must say that I believe that the
>>>correct usage is in fact Scandinavia for DK, S and N since and Norden
>>>further includes Iceland and Finland. I also equally well know that
>>>the Finns consider themselves Scandinavian, even if their language
>>>most certainly does not belong to that language family.
>>>
>>>I agree with you even more about the silliness of paying hundreds of
>>>Euros extra for the various special editions. But if it helps Leica
>>>survive financially, then I'm all for it (as long as someone else is
>>>doing the buying)!
>>>
>>>Cheers,
>>>Nathan
>>>
>>>nomansland@altern.org wrote:
>>>
>>>>Jeu 12 déc 2002 23:23:08 +0100
>>>>Nathan Wajsman <wajsman@webshuttle.ch> a écrit:
>>>>
>>>>>Four? There are three Scandinavian countries, Denmark, Norway and
>>>>>Sweden. Throw in Finland and Iceland and you have the Nordic
>>>>>countries. So which is the fourth non-Scandinavian flag? Finnish?
>>>>>
>>>>No, geographically only Norway and Sweden  covers the Scandinavian
>>>>peninsula - Denmark belongs to the European continent. Politically and
>>>>culturally the terms Scandinavia and the Nordic countries are used
>>>>indifferently for the same unity - "Norden" - Iceland, Norway, Denmark
>>>>(Faroes/Greenland), Sweden and Finland. Historically even the Baltic
>>>>states belonged to the Nordic unity.
>>>>This is probably not very interesting in the context. What does it
>>>>change if it is the Finnish, or the Islandic flag that is printed on
>>>>this totally ridiculous Leica edition? Because it has to be considered
>>>>as another "special edition" - even if it probably just was thought
>>>>as a
>>>>"Demo series" - when some people manage to make business with it.
>>>>That is the interesting, amazing (and once again ridiculous) part:
>>>>these tiny printed, or engraved (?) flags cost 200$ !!! Oddmund
>>>>
>>>>>Håkan Dennersten wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>A "scandinavian" m7 is now released also. It has the four
>>>>>>scandinavian flags printed on top. It is sold in the shops for 3200
>>>>>>$ the regular M7 is sold for 3000 $
>>>>>>
>>>>>>/HD
>>>>>>
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>>>
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>>>mobile: +41 78 732 1430
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