Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/01/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Red Dot Cameras in London appear to have black and silver available at ?3600 including VAT (www.reddotcameras.co.uk <http://www.reddotcameras.co.uk/>) so does the Leica UK Online Shop at ?3800 inc. VAT (https://store.leica-camera.com/uk/en/leica-m-cameras?p=2 <https://store.leica-camera.com/uk/en/leica-m-cameras?p=2>) Hope that helps, Gerry Gerry Walden 023 8046 3076 0797 287 7932 > On 7 Jan 2020, at 05:32, Howard Ritter via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > wrote: > > Leica?s website lists the M-A with no indication that it?s discontinued. > The B&H site gives the black and the silver models as back-ordered and as > available in 7-10 days, respectively. I guess none of this rules out the > possibility that Leica has killed it, though. > > It?s interesting to me that the description of the M-A on Leica?s site > nowhere states that it?s a film camera, only referring to it as ?purely > mechanical? and, at the end, noting that since both the M system and Tri-X > film were introduced in 1954, and Tri-X is an iconic PJ film, a roll of TX > is included with each M-A. > > It?s like the ?If you have to ask the price, you can?t afford it? trope. > If you have to ask whether the M-A is a film camera, you don?t deserve to > be told. > > And if Leica wanted to make an un-metered film camera that would be a > throwback to the days of M-based photojournalism, one that would appeal to > well-heeled nostalgia buffs, why not give it all the classic styling cues > of the M3, like they did with an LHSA anniversary set a few years back, > complete with a retro-styled 50 ?Lux? My 1958 M3 DS practically radiates > street cred just sitting on my desk, and when I go out with it hanging > from my neck, I feel like I?m channeling Capa! (Excuse the snark, please.) > > ?howard > >> On Jan6, 2020, at 2355, Mark Kronquist via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> >> wrote: >> >> Did Leica kill it? >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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