Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Master Nitka: Yah, I've been watching the prices on the R8 and they certainly are soft. Notice that Leica must feel the same about new R8 sales, as they bumped the warranty from 3-year Passport, to 3-year Passport PLUS 2 year parts & labor as an incentive. Check the prices on the used market, and you'll see that an R8 is often selling for less than an R6.2, which says something about Leicaphile's loyalty to mechanical bodies, and distrust of electronics (especially from Leica, speaking from my own experience). Leica users are, I think, conditioned, or have a prediliction, to think in terms of 'minimize,' regardless of the advantages of electronics (or we'd all be shooting F5s, no?), and shy away from the used bodies (the R7, despite its near-perfect display, is also dirt-cheap, in relative terms). As to the lenses, the ROMs seem to be holding their value, but have devalued the non-ROMs to the point that, yes, good glass is cheap. All of which to say, it looks like a buyer's market on the R8 & non-ROM lenses. Sorry. CQ PS: how much do you want for that stuff?