Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In storage in Portland I have most my Leica stuff: 90mm f2.8 Elmarit M I got at camera world 1/7/1997 for $1275.95 now new at B&H pure cane camera for 2 grand. (minus five bucks) 24mm f2.8 Elmarit M I got at camera world 11/19/1999 for $1650 now at B&H Price:$3,295 The math from my Mac calc with tape: 3295 / 2 = 1647.5 So that's double your money in 9 years. Assuming the price of money stayed the same. And you're still walking in portrait mode. (alive) Does this mean I can sell if for what I got it for? Perish the thought. I'd wait for Soligar to come back and make a digital body for the glass. Or some upstart .com company. I'll just do the next one..... 35mm f2 Summicron M I got at camera world 2/19/2000 for $1495 now at B&H Price to sell today only for you only: 3 grand. Minus five bucks. Send me a Wheaties box top I'll name another. mark@rabinergroup.com Mark William Rabiner > From: Frank Dernie <Frank.Dernie@btinternet.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 10:29:55 +0100 > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Was Nikon D700 Now M8 Upgrade > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information