Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Usually when a product sells poorly and there are too many in stock the company lowers the price in the hopes of relieving them of the inventory. Perhaps this is the case? If not, it would point to a possible replacement in the works. Peter K > ---------- > From: Leopold Green[SMTP:ldg@dmu.ac.uk] > Reply To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 1999 3:38 AM > To: 'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us' > Subject: [Leica] R8 offers > > Hi all, > > Not sure if this is the start of Leica doing some serious > offers on the R8 but I got a newsletter from one the UK dealerships today > offering a R8 and the 50 Summicron for £1600 [less the cash back] as a new > special deal, that would seem to price the summicron at about £150 which > doesn't seem bad. Perhaps they might extend this to the 35/70 f4 as well? > Does anyone know if this is the first sign of Mr. Cohn doing something to > kick start R sales? > > Leopold >