Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I earn Euros and spend pounds so I should not complain but I lost out by changing my euros to pounds monthly! Frank --- On Sun, 14/12/08, Nathan Wajsman <photo@frozenlight.eu> wrote: > From: Nathan Wajsman <photo@frozenlight.eu> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica Prices to Fall? > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Sunday, 14 December, 2008, 9:36 AM > Well, at some point it must. Today a pound is worth about > ? 1.12. A > year ago it was around ? 1.50. That is a huge change from > which I > personally benefit in two ways: I have just bought my M8 > and a 50mm > lens from a shop in Scotland, at prices well below those on > the > Continent (especially for the M8); and the cost of > supporting my son > at the University of Bath has fallen correspondingly. > > Surely at some point Leica and the Japanese will have to > increase UK > prices. The can only take margin losses for so long. > > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > > Books: > http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > > > On Dec 14, 2008, at 9:53 AM, FRANK DERNIE wrote: > > > The volatility of the currency markets will have a big > effect here, > > if the fall of the dollar against the euro is greater > than any price > > reduction from the factory it won't happen. The > pound has fallen so > > much against the euro I expect imported goods to get > more expensive > > here in the UK despite euro price reductions. > > :-( > > > > > > --- On Sat, 13/12/08, Greg Lorenzo > <gregj_lorenzo@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > >> From: Greg Lorenzo > <gregj_lorenzo@hotmail.com> > >> Subject: [Leica] Leica Prices to Fall? > >> To: "Leica Users Group LUG" > <lug@leica-users.org> > >> Date: Saturday, 13 December, 2008, 8:40 PM > >> The following article suggests that they might. > >> > >> see: > >> > http://www.independent.ie/national-news/fastest-price-tumble-in-40-years-set-to-spark-deflation-1572713.html > >> > >> On the other hand it might be a good time to stock > the wet > >> bar and cigar box. > >> > >> Greg Lorenzo > >> Calgary, Canada > >> > >> > >> > _________________________________________________________________ > >> Send e-mail anywhere. No map, no compass. > >> > http://windowslive.com/Explore/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_anywhere_122008 > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > information