[Leica] Anyone know why the Leica M-A (the mechanical film burner) is out of stock everywhere

[Gerry Walden]

Red Dot Cameras in London appear to have black and silver available at £3600 including VAT (www.reddotcameras.co.uk <http://www.reddotcameras.co.uk/>) so does the Leica UK Online Shop at £3800 inc. VAT (https://store.leica-camera.com/uk/en/leica-m-cameras?p=2 <https://store.leica-camera.com/uk/en/leica-m-cameras?p=2>)

Hope that helps,

Gerry

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> On 7 Jan 2020, at 05:32, Howard Ritter via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
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> Leica’s website lists the M-A with no indication that it’s discontinued. The B&H site gives the black and the silver models as back-ordered and as available in 7-10 days, respectively. I guess none of this rules out the possibility that Leica has killed it, though.
> 
> It’s interesting to me that the description of the M-A on Leica’s site nowhere states that it’s a film camera, only referring to it as “purely mechanical” and, at the end, noting that since both the M system and Tri-X film were introduced in 1954, and Tri-X is an iconic PJ film, a roll of TX is included with each M-A. 
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> It’s like the “If you have to ask the price, you can’t afford it” trope. If you have to ask whether the M-A is a film camera, you don’t deserve to be told.
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> And if Leica wanted to make an un-metered film camera that would be a throwback to the days of M-based photojournalism, one that would appeal to well-heeled nostalgia buffs, why not give it all the classic styling cues of the M3, like they did with an LHSA anniversary set a few years back, complete with a retro-styled 50 ‘Lux? My 1958 M3 DS practically radiates street cred just sitting on my desk, and when I go out with it hanging from my neck, I feel like I’m channeling Capa! (Excuse the snark, please.)
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> —howard
> 
>> On Jan6, 2020, at 2355, Mark Kronquist via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
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>> Did Leica kill it? 
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