Re:Re: [Leica] Best price M6 ??

[yvenut@elftrad.com]

Patrick,

Singapore also can be a good choice. I bought a M6 .85 and 50 Summicron
there for SGD 4,000 (2,800 for the body, 1,200 for the lens) last Autumn,
which was at this time about USD 1,600 (body) and USD 670 (lens) (way below
the Swiss price !)

Besides, freight to Europe is rather cheap (about USD 45 with DHL 3 days
service, incl. insurance).

I don't know what is the current price for a ttl but it could worth
checking.

regards,

Yann Venuti
Geneva






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Date: Tue, 16 Feb 1999 14:11:50 +0800
From: "Dr. Joseph Yao" <yaojkfdr@netvigator.com>
Subject: Re: [Leica] Best price M6 ??

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