Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Kevin-- The MP is on its way, but they are in very limited supply right now. The first bodies will be shipping in the U.S. this month, with others (the silver versions in 0.72, 0.58, and 0.85) on their way in April/May, May/June, June/July. As with many Leica releases of new product, supplies will be limited at first, but will eventually be readily available. Each territory will be allocated a certain number of units of the available models, and each dealer will be able to have a "turn," so to speak, at getting the MP for sale. This process ensures that some of the really big dealers with lots of muscle don't get to push out the little guys; everyone will be allocated cameras evenly until they are plentiful enough to be stocked and purchased outside of allocations. There are cameras available for purchase now that will be delivered later this month. You just have to contact a dealer who is doing his/her homework to make sure customers are getting in line to receive the first models. Cheers! Kit - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Mark Rabiner Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 9:17 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] leica MP and other things Kevin Argue wrote: > > Dear Luggers- Today was a bad day for us Leica news shooters. In the middle > of an assignment by wonderful M6-- broke! I lost all shutter speeds from 1 > second to 1/30th. Press the shutter and the curtain locks open until you > change the shutter speed to flash synch or higher. Leica in Canada must now > deal with the problem. While at the counter I discussed the new MP with the > Leica Canada rep. He has handled it but no product available in the frozen > north yet. The only brochure he could give was even a special edition with > photos of photographer Michael Comte and he had only one copy. I sure hope > Leica can get the new products out a little quicker. It is difficult to > believe that more info on the new products has been discussed on the lug > than is readily available from our leica distributors. > > Kevin Argue > St. Catharines, Ontario > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html What I'm hearing is you're out on an assignment with one body and no backup and it goes out on you but then you are frustrated you cant buy Leica's so new it isn't even out yet MP and you want to know why the guys behind the counters at camera stores don't know anything. I hope when you finally get one you'd have a backup with it. Most new in production cameras have a few extra bugs for the frst few years. That's why I hold off on them. When I run into a camera retail person not spinning out miss-information I'm amazed. I count on them to know nothing. Here at the LUG (you should read it more closely) we have access to people Like Erwin Putts and Jonathan Eastland and others who have enough of a special relationship with Leica Germany to get their hands on products in the testing stage and test and write Abbott them intelligently. They are known experts. If the camera store people wanted to be in on this information they'd have to be on the LUG. Some are. Some they'd find on Erwins site. Mark Rabiner Portland, Oregon USA http://www.rabinergroup.com Email: mark@rabinergroup.com Fax: 503-221-0308 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html