Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/10/07

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Subject: [Leica] Raining M240's on eBay
From: richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man)
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2014 13:07:53 -0700
References: <CAFuU78dTDh9QoKf9o8+vWTBbS3ecYH2H2Bh4hAsNyJROztoyjg@mail.gmail.com> <CANzMCD9Nz2VDvRLxZHRpiy4RWuMY43rLogiy+uve9ip_WCBcKg@mail.gmail.com> <CAFfkXxvJsO1ps0sG5PCn9sTon7o_kDYUJ_tcafdEB-1aWfaPLw@mail.gmail.com> <CAFuU78d9-RvS2agtEGefGSC_Qdt0LzrWuPQDKPZCn5_adxNNOg@mail.gmail.com> <80F9701439F20347874CE5E4E03C22E9010E9A22D9@WhizzMAIL01.whizz.org>

Almost certainly not a new model since Photokina was just last month.

The market for $7000+ full frame camera will reach a saturation point
eventually, so may be we are reaching that...

On Tue, Oct 7, 2014 at 1:00 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote:

> I have bought some 'new' stuff from Popflash at less than retail prices.
> As you say they are not allowed to discount it (although I get good prices
> from my NZ dealer) but advertise the stuff as 9.88/10, i.e. not new even
> though it is....
>
> There is a newer body (M-P) but not enough of a difference to upgrade IMO.
> Possibly people who started with other systems, moved to Leica after what
> they have read but did not get on with it so moving back? My NZ dealer says
> the M(240) market is very slow compared to the M9, no reason to upgrade for
> many people.
>
> john
> ________________________________________
>
> I don't think the authorized dealers are allowed to discount their prices
> and the non-authorized dealers are never given any stock to sell. These are
> used M240's .... in supposedly very good/excellent condition. So I wonder
> if there are performance issues creeping in or, as Jim suggests, a newer
> body coming out. After all, switching ccd's gives room for upgrades on the
> mp front.
>
>
> -Lew Schwartz
>
> On Tue, Oct 7, 2014 at 2:57 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> 
> wrote:
>
> > I think they finally have stock in house and are out to move it.  Lots of
> > the usual suspects Popphoto, Photovillage, Kurland, National, Jimmy Koh;
> > Most of them are guys who usta do full page ads in Shutterbug.
> >
> > On Tue, Oct 7, 2014 at 12:50 PM, Jim Shulman <jshulman at 
> > judgecrater.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Another model coming?
> > > On Oct 7, 2014 1:47 PM, "Lew Schwartz" <lew1716 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Anyone know what's up?
> > > >
>
>
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