Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/06/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Frank, You're right on. I bought my 16-18-21 Tri Elmar 13 months ago at the introduced price to the US market. Now the price is 41% higher. I wouldn't buy it at the current price. Len On Jun 12, 2008, at 11:39 AM, Frank Filippone wrote: > That's cheating..... the Euro has gained on the dollar, reflecting > gains in > monetary exchange rates, not equipment values.... The new stuff is > more > expensive than the older stuff so the used stuff goes up in value as > well.... If the dollar were gaining on the Euro, I think it might > be a > different story.....maybe. > > The Dollar and Yen are pretty locked together......Nikon and Canon > prices do > not change significantly with exchange rates.....Leica does..... > > The best time to buy ANY new Leica item is when they first offer it to > market..... before they figure out what it really costs them to > produce..... > > Frank Filippone > red735i@earthlink.net > >> The retention of value of Leitz/Leica glass (and cameras of >> course) reflects the fact that their optical performance and >> build quality assure their usefulness for decades. One doesn't >> have to buy and re-buy every several years. > > If I were of such a mind (and I'm not) I could re-sell my 280mm f/4 > APO for > a tidy profit even considering the time value of money, after several > years' use and after producing many profitable 'keepers'. Sounds > like a > bargain to me. > > Doug Herr > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information