Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/01/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My Leica dealer had an order with deposit about 2 hours after it was announced. He now has about 30. Unfortunately, he has no more firm delivery date than anyone else. He does, though, have a number of M-E's in stock, a new S and a Monochrome as well as most lenses. Unfortunately, the only direction he does mail order in is towards China. Henning On 2013-01-17, at 12:15 AM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote: > I would hope those things would be found in the beta testing. The M9 did > not have any changes until the M9-P and the Monochrom has had no changes > (including firmware) since its August release - hopefully the M (240) > launch will be as smooth.... > > Also signing up now (with most dealers) will mean that there are a few > people in front of you. My NZ dealer has half a dozen orders and this is > in a small/poor country which has three Leica dealers. > > john > ________________________________________ > > > Lets not forget that we want to make sure we be carful what we wish for. > Traditionally In a huge amount of instances getting the very first batches > of a run of a camera cab be nothing short of disastrous. Its perhaps I bit > better to lay back and let nature take its course in a natural way. In > other > words don't rush it. There is a very good chance they'll have to make some > changes in the early run. Let them figure it out before you get yours. > It was only in the past very few decades that pros got the Nikon and Canon > first outs they'd sit back and wait a bit like I'm saying before rushing in > and getting a lemon. Let the dentists get the first outs till they get it > right. Later that was not the case as much. > I'm sure the M and Monochrom are going to be huge successes. But perhaps we > should give them a month to get it totally figured out first? > Maybe sign up but don't try to pull any strings. > > > On 1/17/13 12:44 AM, "Geoff Hopkinson" <hopsternew at gmail.com> wrote: > >> The best plan I think is to have an established relationship with a dealer >> and an order in advance. As with the M9 it was inevitable that initial >> production would be all accounted for before it arrives at the dealers. >> I'm going to make a bold prediction (wish/guess!) that the first >> deliveries >> will be within 4-6 weeks. >> >> *If you want to take more interesting pictures, >> stand in front of more interesting stuff* -- Joe McNally >> >> Cheers >> Geoff >> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman >> >> >> On 17 January 2013 15:06, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote: >> >>> Sounds quite quick given a release date hasn't been announced ;-) >>> >>> john >>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> >>>> If you walk into Leica customer care, in Solms, and ask to order one, >>> this is >>>> the reply you will get: >>>> >>>> "Because of a very long list of orders, I guess that you can get the new >>> M >>>> around July or August. Which colour do you like? I will put you on the >>> list." >>>> >>>> Friend of mine was there today, and that was the answer... >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Jay, >>>> >>> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > Henning Wulff henningw at archiphoto.com