Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/10/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]May have something to do with this: http://finance.yahoo.com/currency/convert?from=EUR&to=AUD&amt=1&t=2y And the fact that Australia is not a big market like the US, so when the AUD falls, Leica and other European manufacturers probably are not willing to incur margin losses the way they are in the US market when the USD falls. Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On Oct 30, 2008, at 12:54 PM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote: > Meanwhile ALL new Leica is going up here 20%+ in a couple of days! > Next week an M8.2 will be listed at 85% (Yes that is correct) more > than > lowest price I was quoted for the M8.0 in August this year at a > large dealer > in Australia. My own was bought before that last February. Hmm no more > discounting it seems. > I'm not counting on used prices on anything dropping here! > I hope it is a better situation in the Netherlands. > > > Cheers > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ > Maike Harbets speaks on the S2. .... So we will drop down this > technology to > our other systems. > Our priority is to modernise the R system which will be in the end > an R10, > definitely. > > -----Original Message----- > Subject: Re: [Leica] R10 news > > I'm interested. But very likely can not afford it. > But I might get my hands on a used DMR when the prices will be > dropping. > > Cheers, > > Michiel Fokkema > >> On Oct 30, 2008, at 4:22 AM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote: >> >>> Folks, off this list, Doug Herr pointed me to an interview with >>> Maike >>> Harbets on the S2 system. She was asked about the R10 too. >>> ". .... The wish of our customers is that the R10 will have a full >>> frame sensor and we will try to fulfil this wish..... it will have >>> auto > focus... >>> it will be backwards compatible with all of the R lenses, most >>> likely." >>> >>> So are all of you R guys excited or interested?? >>> >>> Cheers >>> Geoff >>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ >>> Maike Harbets speaks on the S2. .... So we will drop down this >>> technology to our other systems. >>> Our priority is to modernise the R system which will be in the end >>> an >>> R10, definitely. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information