Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Folks, I finally couldn't hold off any longer. Thus, what would I do if I were Herr Cohen ( hopefully,correct spelling;-)! Advertising issues aside :-)! I'd re-introduce the R7; for around $800! It was a *reliable* light-weight SLR & would help sell more Leica glass. I'd re-price the R8 to around $1200; gotta maintain a *rational* differential. And if the R8 is now a reliable body, & I think it is by now; the feature differences justify a $400 delta ;-)! Bite the "bullet" on the R8's profit picture; $1200 is better than zero,,,,assuming there is a "glut". Used R7s are going for a premium right now....proving their marketability! Think what a *new* $800 R7 & a $1200 R8 would do for R sales. And, that's where they got to put their attention. My 2 cents ;-)! Tom D.