Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]- ---------- >From: Mitch Alland <malland@mac.com> >To: "leica-users" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >Subject: [Leica] Re: Leica in Japan was: Leica in Canada >Date: ons 29 mar 2000 05.51 > > Mikiro: > >>Many, including me, would not have bought Leica if >>it had not been for Lemon Co. IMO, this event will be a big >>loss to Leica. > > Yes, they were a great Leica dealer. They had a much better selection than > an "official" dealer a few blocks away in Ginza (near Yurakucho), a store > that had "Gin" (silver) in its name, and whose prices were easily 50%+ > higher. One could often find bargains buying Leica equipment in Tokyo (at > Lemon) just after the yen fell against the dollar and before the yen prices > had been raised. But there are some other grey market dealers in Tokyo that > I assume will still sell Leicas. > > --Mitch> Hopefully MAP Camera in Shinjuku will still offer grey market Leicas in their exclusive Leica store named M7. Their prices are almost on par with what Lemon offered. Claes