Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/09/11

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Subject: [Leica] Surprises at Photokina
From: s.dimitrov at charter.net (slobodan dimitrov)
Date: Thu Sep 11 09:23:16 2008
References: <72483h$8k2ao@pd7mo1no-svcs.prod.shaw.ca> <8B9A7598-8FC2-49C0-99D8-4A1454F8173D@mac.com>

Lets say Ted bought his SL2 in 1975 at the then price of $1600US.  
Then again, he always has two bodies at any given time of the same  
model. Today that would be about $6,100US. But since it's probably  
purchased in Canada with its traditional higher Leica prices, I bet  
that SL2 reflects closer to 8K or 9K in today's dollars. It's not  
that far from current pricing.
s.d.


On Sep 11, 2008, at 8:29 AM, Lottermoser George wrote:

> Quite true in most photographic sectors.
>
> Yet, somebody's paying for those:
> $50K + medium format camera and lens combo's.
> $14K + canon 1ds mkIII with 400 2.8
>
> Everything: market, style, technology, cost of entry;
> is in flux from the 'old days'
>
> Yet, Ted, you managed to earn your keep and reputation
> while using Leica (always top price point) in the past.
> I suspect some number of youngsters
> will figure it out in the future.
>
> Fond regards,
> George
>
> george@imagist.com
> http://www.imagist.com
> http://www.imagist.com/blog
> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
>
>
>
> On Sep 11, 2008, at 9:12 AM, Ted Grant wrote:
>
>> The amount paid by clients for your services these days is going down
>
>
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