Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/06/06

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Subject: [Leica] Re:75 'cron & Leica's inventory revaluation
From: leicachris at worldnet.att.net (Christopher Williams)
Date: Mon Jun 6 09:18:32 2005
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Why has Hasselblad managed to drop prices? I know they are still in trouble
sales wise. Is it because they are now Chinese owned?

Chris

----- Original Message -----
From: "Feli" Subject: Re: [Leica] 75 'cron & Leica's inventory revaluation


> Raising prices even more is completely insane. About 2 years ago new
> bodies were going for
> about $2200-2400. Expensive, but feasible. Now they are at $3000,
> completely pricing what is already an expensive camera, right out of
> the market. They should take the 42 million Euro worth of gear they
> have warehoused and sell it at an aggressive price point. They would be
> better off with 20 or 30 million in sales, than just sitting on that
> stuff.
>
> feli
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