Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/05/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well said Joseph. A reality check for this(and others) niche on-line community I think. I am still waiting fro my M. I still wish Leica Camera well. They make great gear that I like and enjoy using. *Breathe in, breathe out, move on* -- Jimmy Buffett Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman On 25 May 2013 22:28, Joseph Yao <jkfyao at gmail.com> wrote: > Leica have been shipping sufficient quantities of the new M240. They may > not have been sending them to their 'traditional' markets where their > profit > margins are lower. You will see plenty of M240 in, for example, Beijing > and > Shanghai, where the going rate for one is US$12,000 to US$13,000. > > A handful of limited production silver chrome MM have been made for the > Chinese market, and available at RMB 1,581,000 each, approx. US$258,280. > > Joseph > > > On 21/5/13 6:18 PM, "Nathan Wajsman" <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > > > I walked from my hotel to the Holborn Tube station this morning, and on > the > > way, as is my habit, I stopped by RG Lewis on Southampton Row, one of > London's > > best-known Leica dealers. I have been coming in his shop for at least 10 > > years, and usually we have a chat. This time he was telling about his > woes > > with the new M 240. He has one in the shop, a demo. Since they were > > introduced, he has received and sold 7, all of which have been recalled > for > > the lug issue. He was utterly frustrated about the fact that there > simply no > > new Leica product to sell--the M is vaporware, the ME also, the M9 is > > discontinued, so for anyone wanting to buy a new Leica M the options are > very > > limited. He told me of another dealer, in Mayfair, that is having cash > flow > > problems--not having product to sell and paying Mayfair rents is a deadly > > combination. > > > > And to top it off, Leica is being extremely arrogant towards its dealers, > > basically telling them to just be happy they are Leica dealers and to > shut up. > > > > Conclusion: brilliant products, lousy customer relations and even worse > > communications skills. > > > > < > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/belgiangator/misc/390823669_759797.jpg.html > > > > > > Cheers, > > Nathan > > > > Nathan Wajsman > > (sent from somewhere) > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >