Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Master Nitka: > > Yah, I've been watching the prices on the R8 and they certainly are soft. > Notice that Leica must feel the same about new R8 sales, as they bumped the > warranty from 3-year Passport, to 3-year Passport PLUS 2 year parts & labor > as an incentive. > > Check the prices on the used market, and you'll see that an R8 is often > selling for less than an R6.2, which says something about Leicaphile's > loyalty to mechanical bodies, and distrust of electronics (especially from > Leica, speaking from my own experience). Leica users are, I think, > conditioned, or have a prediliction, to think in terms of 'minimize,' > regardless of the advantages of electronics (or we'd all be shooting F5s, > no?), and shy away from the used bodies (the R7, despite its near-perfect > display, is also dirt-cheap, in relative terms). As to the lenses, the ROMs > seem to be holding their value, but have devalued the non-ROMs to the point > that, yes, good glass is cheap. > > All of which to say, it looks like a buyer's market on the R8 & non-ROM > lenses. Sorry. > > CQ ......I would like to add that the situation is, you have the established leaders, Pepsi and Coke (Nikon & Canon) and then everybody else, sadly the R8 is in the 'everybody else' category--which does not bode well for the new Panasonic/Leica alliance. sl