Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> In my opinion, what Leica has produced is the Franklin > Mint edition of the M6TTL. This thing is going to go > down in Leica history at the M6TTL-MT---the M.T. > stands for Millennium Turkey...and at $2795 a shot, it > should also be known as the "Hello Sucker" model. > That's $800 to $1,000 over the going price for a > regular M6TTL. What have those people been smoking? Who, Leica or the buyers? Because I think that the black paint M6 will sell quite well. So from the point of view of the business it is a very sound idea. Finish matters; why was Apple so applauded when they introduced their computers in various colours instead of the standard grey? I personally am not willing to pay extra for black paint, titanium etc., but judging from the second-hand market, a lot of people are, so why shouldn't Leica capitalise on it? > You have heard that Leica has a warehouse full of R8s > well, I would not be surprised if the warehouse next > door is filled with failed M6 collectables like the > Danish Wedding one, or the Anton Brukner one, or the > Jubilee, and on and on. I feel that the public has > had it with these contrived collectables. Well, let the public vote with their pockets. And yes, we have heard about the unsold R8s but nobody in a position to KNOW has actually confirmed it, nor do we know the extent of the problem. Clearly, the R8 is a disappointment in terms of sales, which is probably why prices in many European countries have been cut by 20% and the warranty extended to 5 years. Seems like a sound sales tactic to me--and it worked on me, as I bought one this week! Nathan - -- Nathan Wajsman Overijse, Belgium General photo page: http://members.tripod.com/belgiangator Belgium photo page: http://members.xoom.com/wajsman