Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I suspect the price rises are more due to the weakness of the dollar against the Euro than any steady price rise strategy. Leica is one of the few companies who's products cost the same pretty well everywhere. Most Japanese brands are about half price in USA compared to UK for example, Leica is usually near the same. Frank On 1 Jul, 2008, at 16:39, mehrdad wrote: > also leica is the only camera company that on a regular bases raises > the prices. and today is one of those days. for pure leica lens on the > good and cheap side, i think the summairts and the 28/2.8 asph are the > best ever > > On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 6:15 AM, Frank Filippone > <red735i@earthlink.net> wrote: >> Remember this....Upgradable forever? They can not even get the first >> upgrade out without "issues". >> >> .... upgrades do not make money..... selling new makes money.... >> and they >> need to make money..... >> >> In Leica's case, they need a new body every so often to keep us >> coming back >> for the lenses, where they really make money..... >> >> BTW, are the (cheap / low entry price point) Summarits still >> available? The >> WATE? >> >> Frank Filippone >> red735i@earthlink.net >> >> meanwhile leica is stock in deciding about the upgrade of the M8 (as >> of right now it seems up in the air according to one of the dealers) >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > ------------------------------------- > regards, mehrdad > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information