Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/12/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The old audiophile OCD. JDF - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Shulman" <garcia@chesco.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 3:23 PM Subject: RE: [Leica] M7 Price Increase 1-1-03 > Here's how to feel REALLY smug: just wait another six months to a year. > The legion of early adopters who got M7s will find another shiny toy, > probably something in high resolution, full frame digital. They will > gladly take a loss on their barely used M7. > > That's exactly the pattern with every other new product to come down the > pike in the last several years: CV lenses, the pre-asph 35 Summicrons, > the pre-APO Summicron 90s, M6 cameras, etc. Just wait and keep checking > out the Friday For Sale posts! Considering the turnover in Leica > equipment, you'd have to be either a working pro (who needs the stuff to > make money, and can write it off as a necessary business expense) or a > very wealthy and very compulsive enthusiast to buy it now for retail. > > Jim Shulman > Bryn Mawr, PA > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Doug Lee > Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 3:03 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] M7 Price Increase 1-1-03 > > Hummmmmm... Don't prices usually fall once the early adopters have > "adpoted"? Must be Leicanomics... > > Guess all of us who ran out and bought those bargain priced M7s are > feeling > pretty smug about now. (-; > > Regards, > Doug > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "bdcolen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 2:51 PM > Subject: RE: [Leica] M7 Price Increase 1-1-03 > > > > Well they've got to do something to kill the goose before it lays too > > many golden eggs! > > ROFLOL!! > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Jeffrey > > Fass > > Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 2:42 PM > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > Subject: Re: [Leica] M7 Price Increase 1-1-03 > > > > > > Gag! > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Bill Satterfield" <cwsat@istate.net> > > To: "LEG" <leica@topica.com>; <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > > Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 11:59 AM > > Subject: [Leica] M7 Price Increase 1-1-03 > > > > > > > Leica dealer, Rich Pinto, advises price will go to $2500. > > > > > > Ya'll better order now, you hear. > > > > > > > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe, see > > > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html