Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/10/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Almost certainly not a new model since Photokina was just last month. The market for $7000+ full frame camera will reach a saturation point eventually, so may be we are reaching that... On Tue, Oct 7, 2014 at 1:00 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote: > I have bought some 'new' stuff from Popflash at less than retail prices. > As you say they are not allowed to discount it (although I get good prices > from my NZ dealer) but advertise the stuff as 9.88/10, i.e. not new even > though it is.... > > There is a newer body (M-P) but not enough of a difference to upgrade IMO. > Possibly people who started with other systems, moved to Leica after what > they have read but did not get on with it so moving back? My NZ dealer says > the M(240) market is very slow compared to the M9, no reason to upgrade for > many people. > > john > ________________________________________ > > I don't think the authorized dealers are allowed to discount their prices > and the non-authorized dealers are never given any stock to sell. These are > used M240's .... in supposedly very good/excellent condition. So I wonder > if there are performance issues creeping in or, as Jim suggests, a newer > body coming out. After all, switching ccd's gives room for upgrades on the > mp front. > > > -Lew Schwartz > > On Tue, Oct 7, 2014 at 2:57 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> > wrote: > > > I think they finally have stock in house and are out to move it. Lots of > > the usual suspects Popphoto, Photovillage, Kurland, National, Jimmy Koh; > > Most of them are guys who usta do full page ads in Shutterbug. > > > > On Tue, Oct 7, 2014 at 12:50 PM, Jim Shulman <jshulman at > > judgecrater.com> > > wrote: > > > > > Another model coming? > > > On Oct 7, 2014 1:47 PM, "Lew Schwartz" <lew1716 at gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > Anyone know what's up? > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto // https://www.facebook.com/Transformations.CosplayPortraits