Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/12/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]y On Sat, 27 Dec 1997 COLBYG@ULV.EDU wrote: > Did I miss the chance of a lifetime? > > > So what do you all think? Should I snap up the present M6 and a couple > > three lens while there is a instant rebate or wait for the new M6 and an > > increased price? I will be buying new 35mm and 90mm lens for sure... > > This is the same configuration I'm planning to purchase. I was at > Samy's in Los Angeles just before Christmas. Unbeknownst to me, there was a > trade show, right in the store. Leica was there, offering the current M6 at the > $500 rebate *plus* an extra $200 off, just for being in the right place at the > right time. Yep. $1795. I walked away from it, hearing the little car buyer's > voice in my head, "...there's a good deal every day." > > -Gary > > Gary S. Colby > University of La Verne > colbyg@ulv.edu > Interesting...Leica is doing deals to move cameras. You get to imagine how much money they make on a camera when they can knock off $700 from the "suggested selling price". That's about 30 percent. Ed