Re: [Leica] Best price M6 ??

["Dr. Joseph Yao" <yaojkfdr@netvigator.com>]

Patrick,

I have just bought a M6 TTL 0.85 here in Hong Kong and I paid HK$14,800,
approx. US$1,909.  The TTL 0.72 would have cost US$115 less at
US$1,794.  I believe these prices are lower than US prices.  Perhaps
there is no hype about Leica prices in Hong Kong after all.

Joseph

> The price for a TTL 0.85 in Belgium is BEF 104,500  at the FNAC store.  Not
> cheap unless you qualify for VAT exemption (21% over here).
> 
> I'm looking for the cheapest source for a M6 TTL too.  Until now, my
> conclusion is that New York is still the best place to buy one.  (Tamarkin
> is a store that sells it for $2,195 ).  I was in Hong Kong last week where,
> despite all the hype, the prices were i) higher than New York as far as I
> could tell without going into a lot of negotiation and ii) I was'nt sure
> what I was getting into because the camera was never actually in the shops I
> went to but would have been delivered to my hotel.  Ok , this is not a lot
> of help if you're only looking within Europe but at least it gives you a
> feel for the prices.  And if you're like me, I just want to know where "the
> market" is so that, even if I ended up paying too much, at least it's a
> conscious decision.
> 
> Patrick