Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/04/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Gandy is offering the bessa at US$ 2250 Wonder if it is quieter than the Fuji folders? http://www.cameraquest.com/voigtl_bessa_iii.htm On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 1:47 AM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com>wrote: > Two emails today, one from my Leica dealer with the product announcement of > the white M8 and one from the Voigtlander distributor for Australia, who > runs a business completely dedicated to film cameras. > > I was about to be appalled by the albino M8, however it looks surprisingly > smart. Not practical by rather attractive. Kind of like having Angelina > Jolie in white mink as your girlfriend. One neat touch (on the M8, not > Angelina) is that it has a matching white old style vented hood on the > matching Elmarit M 28. Anyway I hope that collectors snap them up and put > their money in Leica's coffers. Are you out there Vick? Wanna see some > pretty pictures? > > The Voigtlander Bessa III stocks are due in Australia in June and the price > is now fixed at AUD 3250 which is about USD 2300 on today's exchange rate. > Considering our dollar here has devalued against the Yen by about 40% in > recent times, I guess it could have been much worse. > Hardly cheap of course and only for the dedicated. Our Voigtlander guy is > making one available for a nominal amount for 2 weeks each as it goes on > tour around the country here. Kudos to him for that initiative. I've > applied > for a spot. > > In other sadder news, my local dealer has just told me that my M7 has been > sold. Sob. I have seller's remorse already. I need to buy something else > with a red dot on it immediately. > > -- > Cheers > Geoff > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/ > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > 'A photograph is an interpretation of something by someone > and it can be anything we want it to be' *Mike Langford* > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ Natchitoches, Louisiana (+31.754164,-093.099080) USA