RE: [Leica] M6 HM .85 TTL in Stock!

["Robert G. Stevens" <robsteve@istar.ca>]

Howard:


Was this show in Canada or Europe?  There have been comments from LUG
members that theirs were on back order for months.  I was just pointing
out the availibility of one.  A Canadian LUG member contacted me and I
gave him the dealer's name.  


I have seen this dealer get Leica gear before even USA LUG members have
been able to buy it.  For example he had an R8 winder months before it
was readily available in the USA.  I assume the same will happen for the
R8 motor drive.  I think there is limited initial supply when new items
are introduced and the dealer network is so large in the USA that the
supply is used up very quickly. In Canada we have far fewer dealers.  I
know most of the Leica dealers I have seen in Canada do not even stock
Leica unless they are in a major metropolitan area like Toronto,
Montreal, or Vancouver.  


I imagine when the 90mm APO comes out, the Canadian Leica distributor
would have a better chance of getting them than anybody else.  If they
are manufactured in Canada ,as I have seen mentioned on the LUG,  Leica
probably just ships directly from the Midland Ontario Raytheon Plant to
the US and Canadian distributors to save duties and the like.  We will
have to wait and see on this.


Regards,


Robert


At 02:54 PM 12/15/98 -0800, you wrote: 

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<excerpt>RE: [Leica] M6 HM .85 TTL in Stock! 


<fontfamily><param>Arial</param><bigger>I was at a local camera show this
past Sunday, there were 2 M6 TTL and 1 .85 TTL from 3 different
vendors.</bigger></fontfamily><color><param>0000,0000,ffff</param> 


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</color><bold><fontfamily><param>MS</param>From:</fontfamily></bold><color><param>0000,0000,ffff</param>
  <fontfamily><param>MS</param>Robert G.
Stevens[SMTP:robsteve@istar.ca]</fontfamily> 

<bold><fontfamily><param>MS</param>Reply To:</fontfamily></bold>      
<fontfamily><param>MS</param>leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us</fontfamily> 

<bold><fontfamily><param>MS</param>Sent:</fontfamily></bold>  
<fontfamily><param>MS</param>Tuesday, December 15, 1998 12:00
PM</fontfamily> 

<bold><fontfamily><param>MS</param>To:</fontfamily></bold>    
<fontfamily><param>MS</param>leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us</fontfamily> 

<bold><fontfamily><param>MS</param>Subject:</fontfamily></bold>       
<fontfamily><param>MS</param>[Leica] M6 HM .85 TTL in Stock!</fontfamily> 


<fontfamily><param>Arial</param><bigger>Hi:</bigger></fontfamily> 


<fontfamily><param>Arial</param><bigger>My local dealer just got a M^ HM
.85 TTL today.  It was not what he had</bigger></fontfamily> 

<fontfamily><param>Arial</param><bigger>ordered and thought I might be
interested in it before he sent it back.</bigger></fontfamily> 

<fontfamily><param>Arial</param><bigger>For those who are interested in
one of these impossible to get cameras, I</bigger></fontfamily> 

<fontfamily><param>Arial</param><bigger>can put you in touch with him. 
He wants $3,200 Canadian ($2091 usd) for it</bigger></fontfamily> 

<fontfamily><param>Arial</param><bigger>and he is an authorized Leica
dealer so it would have the Canadian and</bigger></fontfamily> 

<fontfamily><param>Arial</param><bigger>International
warranty.</bigger></fontfamily> 


<fontfamily><param>Arial</param><bigger>He had planned to ship it back
tomorrow if there was not any interest in it.</bigger></fontfamily> 


<fontfamily><param>Arial</param><bigger>Regards,</bigger></fontfamily> 


<fontfamily><param>Arial</param><bigger>Robert</bigger></fontfamily> 





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