Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/12/18

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Subject: RE: [Leica] M7 Price Increase 1-1-03
From: Jim Shulman <garcia@chesco.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 15:23:46 -0500

Here's how to feel REALLY smug:  just wait another six months to a year.
The legion of early adopters who got M7s will find another shiny toy,
probably something in high resolution, full frame digital.  They will
gladly take a loss on their barely used M7.

That's exactly the pattern with every other new product to come down the
pike in the last several years:  CV lenses, the pre-asph 35 Summicrons,
the pre-APO Summicron 90s, M6 cameras, etc.  Just wait and keep checking
out the Friday For Sale posts!  Considering the turnover in Leica
equipment, you'd have to be either a working pro (who needs the stuff to
make money, and can write it off as a necessary business expense) or a
very wealthy and very compulsive enthusiast to buy it now for retail.

Jim Shulman
Bryn Mawr, PA  



- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Doug Lee
Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 3:03 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] M7 Price Increase 1-1-03

Hummmmmm... Don't prices usually fall once the early adopters have
"adpoted"? Must be Leicanomics...

Guess all of us who ran out and bought those bargain priced M7s are
feeling
pretty smug about now. (-;

Regards,
Doug

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "bdcolen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 2:51 PM
Subject: RE: [Leica] M7 Price Increase 1-1-03


> Well they've got to do something to kill the goose before it lays too
> many golden eggs!
> ROFLOL!!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Jeffrey
> Fass
> Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 2:42 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] M7 Price Increase 1-1-03
>
>
> Gag!
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill Satterfield" <cwsat@istate.net>
> To: "LEG" <leica@topica.com>; <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 11:59 AM
> Subject: [Leica] M7 Price Increase 1-1-03
>
>
> > Leica dealer, Rich Pinto, advises price will go to $2500.
> >
> > Ya'll better order now, you hear.
> >
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