[Leica] Gene's visit to Poland

[nathan.wajsman at planet.nl (Nathan Wajsman)]

Hi Gene,

The Leica market in Poland is thin to non-existent, based on what I have 
seen when going to the occasional camera fair in Wroclaw. Warsaw 
probably has one dealer that sells Leica. I would second Douglas's 
advice and look in Germany instead. He's right--even with the 
disadvantageous exchange rate you might still find some goodies there.

The basic rule of shopping for things in Poland seems to be that 
anything produced locally, whether food or clothes or whatever, is cheap 
for us Westerners; anything imported from the West (e.g. consumer 
electronics or photo gear) is more or less the same as in the West. I 
have had my Opel car serviced in Wroclaw the last two winters; the parts 
were exactly the same as in the Netherlands, but the labor was much 
cheaper, so overall it was worth it. In the same vein, I go to the 
dentist when I visit Poland and so on.

Nathan

grduprey@rockwellcollins.com wrote:
> Nathan
> 
> Well, my wife will like this as I will probably not find any good bargans 
> on camera goodies. ;-)  I was hoping to find maybe a good buy in a used 35 
> Summicron or something, but does not look good right now.  Any good camera 
> stores in the Warsaw or Cracow areas?
> 
> Gene
> 
> 
> ----- Oorspronkelijk bericht -----
> Van: grduprey@rockwellcollins.com
> Datum: woensdag, december 1, 2004 4:52 pm
> Onderwerp: Re: [Leica] Gene's visit to Poland
> 
>   Now if only the Dollar to Euro value was 
> 
>>better... ;-) 
>>Although Poland is not on the Euro yet, but do not know how the 
>>Dollar 
>>stacks up to the Polish Zloty.
>>
> 
> Gene,
> 
> I am afraid no such luck--the dollar has recently fallen even against
> the Zimbabwe currency, so what do expect? When I was in Poland last
> Christmas, a dollar was worth about 4 zloty, now it is more like 3.10.
> Even then, you will find Poland cheap (at least when it comes to things
> like eating out, going to concerts and such, and public transport).
> 
> I am enjoying the flip side of this--my wife is going to Puerto Rico for
> Christmas, and the fact that a dollar is worth only 75 Euro cents means
> that her customary shopping sprees will be a lot cheaper this year.
> 
> Nathan
> 
> 
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