[Leica] where oh where is the DMR?

[sdp35 at cwazy.co.uk (Craig Zeni)]

On Jun 28, 2005, at 11:26 PM, brad daly wrote:

> in the photo store in which i worked from 2000-2002, the margin on 
> leica products was absolutely zero.  i can't comment on any other 
> store.  in the entire time i worked there, i sold 1 leica.  the buyer 
> ordered a couple of extra lenses, and they took months to arrive.  i 
> can't imagine it was a good buying experience for him--though he was 
> always patient with us--and i know it was bad for us simply because we 
> were embarrassed that we couldn't get the customer the stuff he had 
> ordered.  we stopped keeping leica in stock after that.

I must live in an alternate universe or something :) - here in central 
NC we have a Leica a-la-carte dealer who's sold a couple of cameras 
that way; he recently ordered and sold one of the hammertone special 
editions (LHSA?); he just got in about a half dozen lenses from Leica 
specifically for rental purposes and always has a decent mix of used 
Leica on the shelf.  And is a dealer for the new Zeiss products.  He 
also stocks several brands of DSLRs - Canon, Nikon, Pentax and yes B.D, 
Olympus :) - and a wide selecton of lenses to fit them.  And sells a 
mess of them.  He stocks pro lighting kits.  He stocks backdrops.  And 
doesn't charge an arm and a leg for any of it.  And really services his 
customers well.  And he's two miles from my house.  Methinks I'm pretty 
darn fortunate :)

CZ
NC