Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/03/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 01:25 AM 08-03-98 +0100, Alf wrote: > >Usually you go into a shop and test a lens before you buy it. >Don't you have that possibility in the US ? > Not over here either! The thing is: most dealers don't have Leica items in stock. Or, if they have some items on display, they do not necessarily have the item you are interested in. Your only alternative is ordering an item, but then you're underwriting a firm commitment to buy it. This is one reason why it so difficult to buy Leica gear. By the way, the Belgian Leica importer once told me that I could test any item they have in stock at their premises (but even they do not have all Leica items. Inventory is sparse, as I guess they mostly work on a "just in time" basis. But that "just in time" seems sometimes like a rather sick joke considering that you have to wait months for some items. I had to wait no less than 4 months for a Leica monitor for slide projectors). Pascal - -------------------------------------------------------- t h i n k d i f f e r e n t a p p l e c o m p u t e r - -------------------------------------------------------- <<< PGP public key available on request >>>