Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It's worth bearing in mind that the pro shop in Dexter has historically been pretty high-priced in its Leica stuff. On Tuesday, July 15, 2003, at 12:59 AM, khmiska wrote: > Frank, > My son and I went to a camera show in Dearborn, MI yesterday and today > I visited a pro shop in Dexter, MI. Talked to one guy with a camera > store in Indiana. He had a bunch of Leicas including a Wezlar M4 in > mighty fine shape at about $1200. He said that the influx of high end > Nikon and Canon pro digital is resulting in the market being flooded > with F5 Nikons. The shop in Dexter said, that F5s are a glut on the > market with bodies going for less than $1K. He pointed to a showcase > filled with Nikon analogs that he can't get rid of. He has a nice, > clean M2 for less than $800. > > The Japs are not buying collector Leicas anymore because their > economy, like ours, is in the toilet. > > Wait a little more and soon they'll be giving Leicas away. > > Regards > > Kurt > -- > Kurt H. Miska > GERMAN BUSINESS TRANSLATIONS > Ann Arbor, Michigan > khmiska@umich.edu > http://www-personal.umich.edu/~khmiska/ > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > ____________ Dante Stella http://www.dantestella.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html