[Leica] Leica M8 Tryout?

[leicam4pro at yahoo.com (John Biava)]

Sounds like a reaction to people who come, take the salesman's time, look at 
the pretty toys, and then go home and buy from mailorder New York......
   
  Can't say I would put up with it.  
   
  But then again, I had good relations with the staff at Helix and Standard 
Photo in Chicago and Colonial in LaGrange.  But those days are gone as 
well.....

Jerry Lehrer <glehrer@san.rr.com> wrote:
  Gene,

There is only ONE Leica dealer in the San Diego area. They have two 
stores, of which only one
has the Leica franchise. They call the shots. They show the "demo" 
cameras at full list price only to
those who put their money on the table, first.

Jerry


grduprey@mchsi.com wrote:
> I'm very surprised they did not have a demo. Most every Leica dealer i 
> have been to lately has one to demo for customers.
>
> Gene
>
> -------------- Original message from Jerry Lehrer : -------------- 
>
>
> 
>> Leicaphiles, 
>>
>> Having a rare Saturday off, I went down to our (only) Leica dealer to 
>> see what was available 
>> and to check out the M8. I bought a beautiful CL and a TE 90 at good 
>> prices. I also asked 
>> to see the new M8. I offered to buy a memory card (is that the 
>> correct term?) so I could 
>> mount my lenses and try it out in the store. I would take the card 
>> home and check it out in my 
>> computer. 
>>
>> The sales person said, in effect, ; "No way, the people who want to buy 
>> our M8s , want to buy 
>> them sealed" 
>>
>> I had considered myself a good customer,having spent over $20,000 for 
>> Leica., Rollei and 
>> H'blad stuff at their two stores. 
>>
>> They suggested that I go to a shop that is having "Leica Days" where I 
>> could bring my lenses 
>> and try out their demo M8. 
>>
>> Should I continue to deal with them? 
>>
>> Jerry 
>>
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> 


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