Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/01/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I see THAT as the reason the M glass has gotten fast and bloated to a fault. - expensive. They have to keep the unit price up. As a small factory every time the cash register goes caCHING it has to be a significant amount. Or it would not pay for parking. And there would be no point. The future of the lower end compact slow glass seems insecure. I say lets again let the good old Portuguese give a helping hand on the night shift and get at least the lower end units out so they don't have to in effect artificially jack up the prices because of choked supply. Its not now the German Mark which is in effect inflated but German real estate for factory expansion. I suppose on the long run they will get to this Leica strip mall thing and they'll have a new building complex in Wetzlar. The Leica Mall. With all his other optical shops in it. With parking vouchers involved. I think you'll be able to get not just frames but contact lenes. -------------------- Mark William Rabiner Photography http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ mark at rabinergroup.com Cars: http://tinyurl.com/2f7ptxb > From: Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2011 05:48:59 +1000 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] what's up with Leica and the lack of lenses? > > Harrison, reportedly lens demand (most wanted models) at least doubled with > the advent of the M9. I think that they are at maximum production > capability > and of course can't just hire some casual labour and a new shed to ramp up > production. > > Cheers > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > On 21 January 2011 00:59, Harrison McClary <lists at mcclary.net> wrote: > >> I have been looking at B&H, KEH and other on-line retailers and all are >> out >> of the 35 summicron, summilux. All are on back order and have been for a >> month or more. Is there a reason Leica is so low on inventory? >> >> Harrison. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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