Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/05/26

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Oh ... It's COMING SOON! :-)
From: Daniel Ridings <daniel.ridings@muspro.uio.no>
Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 07:05:21 +0200 (MEST)

> You can't count on a (new/retail) Leica being cheaper one year from
> now. Same model, higher price.
>
> That's my one and only point.

I don't know, Karen. In the mid-seventies, a Leica M body cost one month's
salary for me (ok, I was just a college kid hanging around a camera shop
with a lousy salary). That "one month" salary was calculated on the
generous rebate E. Leitz New Jersy gave us. Had we paid retail, it would
have been two months.

If I were to buy an M7 today, it would cost less than one month's salary.
Wow, Leica prices have actually fallen :)

> Sheesh, you guys are a real bunch of ABSOLUTE BLOCKHEADS if I may say
> so kindly.

Well, yes, ... no argument :)

Daniel


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