Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/10/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]David Young wrote: > > Gentlemen: > > A while back there was (because of their past cameras) quite a discussion on > this list about ALPA being back in business... > > Yesterday I received an unsolicited brochure on the Alpa 12 6x6cm camera, > and one paragraph quite scares me. > > "How much does the Alpa 12 cost? A great deal, we are sorry to say. > Technological perfection, coupled with small production runs have their > price. We inform genuinely interested prospective buyers personally." (!) > > I am not an "interested prospective buyer" and so would not have the gall to > ask them. But I'm curious particulary since we all know that Leica's don't > come cheaply, and Leica *will* tell us the price! Does anybody know what is > the going rate on the Alpa? > > ----------- > David Young: youngs@IslandNet.com Victoria B.C. CANADA > > I cook with wine. Sometimes > I even put it in the food!David - Don't quote me but somewhere i read that the new Alpa was going to be in the 10-12k range! Seems incredible and that's why you shouldn't quote me. Their ads and elitist attitude bespeaks a 10-12k product tho' ernie nitka