Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/04/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Howard, have you seen this article? http://petapixel.com/2015/03/24/chinese-official-busted-for-corruption-related-to-his-love-for-photography/ I would love to rampage through his garbage can :-) On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 8:27 PM, H&ECummer <cummer at netvigator.com> wrote: > Hi Luggers, > Kinefoto on Stanley Street, Central, has closed after many, many years at > the same address. The owner, Mr. Yuen, is retired in the US and the family > decided it wasn't worth going on as business has been going down hill. Also > the Leica Flagship Store, 3rd Floor Star House in Tsim Sha Tsui, is in the > process of closing. Apparently the crackdown on illegal activity in China > has had an impact on buying Leicas as gifts for Chinese officials. Denny > Cheung at Shogun confirms that is his experience as well. > Yet, the used market in Leica equipment seems to be booming and prices > remain firm. Better prices in New York as I comparison shop. > Interesting times in Hong Kong for Leica users. > Howard > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto // https://www.facebook.com/Transformations.CosplayPortraits