Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/07/11

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Subject: Re: FREE READING
From: "William Ferris" <billferris@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 23:54:04 -0400

Perhaps the price drop in the M6 will force Leica to develop (or introduce
an already developed) M7 to get the price back up. Probably also make the
used M6 market more healthy.

Bill

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> From: Stephen <cameras@jetlink.net>
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: FREE READING
> Date: Friday, July 11, 1997 10:56 PM
> 
> William Ferris wrote:
> > 
> > Your logic is somewhat circular when you say the soft market is the
result
> > of the rebates.  The rebates are much more a function of the changes in
> > currency between $ and DMark. 
> 
> SNIP
> 
> The Japanese pullout due to the Yen has affected, in fact decimated, the
> American COLLECTOR Leica market.
> 
> The M6 rebate has affected the USER M market. While the dollar/mark
> value may have given us the rebates, I  wonder if that is really it. 
> Time will tell.
> 
> Stephen