[Leica] decline in LUG membership

[bdcolen at earthlink.net (B. D. Colen)]

As Don noted; professionals - with rare exception - simply aren't
putting money into film equipment at this point.

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sdp35
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Local shop here in Mayberry has a nearly flawless F5 for $950...have  
had it for about a month.  They've had a couple of similarly nice F4s  
for under $600 for three months...

CZ
NC


On Aug 12, 2004, at 10:21 PM, Don Dory wrote:

> If you look at this link: http://www.keh.com/shop/product.cfm?
> bid=NA&cid=02&sid=newused&crid=83525
> 51
>
> you will find an F5 at like new minus for $1269, an excellent grade 
> for $775, and a bargain for $725.
>
> I know most of the folks at KEH on a cold beer basis and their bargain

> will rate as an excellent minus from some NY houses.  As to warranty, 
> you have fourteen days (sixty days for a repair warranty) to abuse the

> camera and if it breaks or doesn't suit you in any fashion KEH will
> make
> good on the camera.
>
> The real point is that the F5 is a professional tool and no
> professional
> is using film much, so no one is buying them.
>
> Don
> dorysrus@mindspring.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:lug-bounces+dorysrus=mindspring.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf

> Of GREG LORENZO
> Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 7:03 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: RE: [Leica] decline in LUG membership
>
>> Try KEH - They have a couple of Like New- for $1269 - and I've found 
>> that their grading system is very conservative - meaning what they'd 
>> call 'good' is someone else's 'excellent.'
>
> Keh's "ask for" price is $1,895.00. MSRP is $2,200.00.
>
> See:
> http://www.keh.com/shop/SHOWCARTP.CFM?
> CRID=8351595&SKID=NA02999020813M1&
> SID=new&BID=NA&CID=02&SOID=N&dpsp=0
>
> So unless B.D. can produce "New in Box" Nikon F5's with full Nikon US 
> Warranty from a reputable source for about $1,200.00 he is, as usual, 
> completely and utterly full of it.
>
> BTW B.D., $1,895.00 is not "about $1,200.00, it is "about" $1,900.00.
>
> His original post:
>
> B. D. Colen wrote:
>>
>>> "Speaking of upheavals - You can now find 'new in box' Nikon F5s for

>>> about $1200. What does THAT tell you about the present and future of

>>> film?"
>
>
>
>
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