Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/05/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A problem with our opinions of the higher Leica pricing what that seven grand usd has got us. It got us an M8 or M9 which was not embraced but the top people who'd been shooting before with M6's. Most of those went on to shoot DSLR's. So it got us gear which was of limited success. So for the most part digital Leica has been practiced by rich guys we'd never heard of; and whose results we're never going to see. If they actually used the cameras to any effect. Present company of course excepted. I think at least now finally for our seven grand we're going to be in better company. We'll be in the company of top people who spent the money on this rarified stuff, the M240 and Monochrome and then went out and did notable work with it. Like before with our M6,7,and P's. Work we're now seeing in top magazines, newspapers and catalogs. And that will make us feel better about the percentage of our body of wealth that we've put into this gear. And of course we'll be able to see the results we're getting with this gear ourselves. Nobodies going to be calling it jewelry. The collective body of work done with the new digital bodies will be a matter of public record. On 5/27/13 3:41 AM, "Frank Dernie" <Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com> wrote: > Spot on Mark. The idea that Leica has -suddenly- become a "boutique" brand, > labelled thus to insult it, is wrong. Lots of people have believed that for > decades, and lots of users have always felt the results justified the > price. > > Personally, I think the prices, here in the UK, are reasonable for the > small > production volume and high quality. > It seems they can charge far more in certain aspirational and growing > markets > so it makes sound business sense to supply them first, both from a market > growth and a margin perspective. > In Europe there is a dwindling market, not least due to a steady decline in > prosperity (which I see no sign of changing, personally). > In the USA people are very price sensitive - suppliers generally sell at > the > lowest prices in the USA to get business. I haven't looked lately but I was > certainly surprised to see that a Porsche was cheaper in California than > Stuttgart and a Nikon cheaper in New York than Tokyo. > Why wouldn't Leica supply their most enthusiastic market first and the > wingeing cheapskates later ;-) > >> From a personal perspective I have been disappointed not to get my M yet, >> particularly when I got my hopes up when Henning received his. > > I have been dithering about cancelling my order simply because the M9 is > fantastic, and the extra features of the M may well be adequately served > for > my purposes by the Fuji X-Pro1. > OTOH despite much considering doing so, and being disappointed, I haven't > actually gone as far as to cancel the order yet... > FD > > > On 27 May, 2013, at 06:41, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > >> When thing we know we're going to get from a new camera from Leica. >> Its going to cost a lot more than we'd prefer it to cost. >> That really goes without saying. > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Mark William Rabiner Photography http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/