Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 13/07/2008, at 10:02, Frank Dernie wrote: > Leicas are still the only cameras more or less as expensive in the > US as the UK, (...) not so sure about this... M8 in bh USA : $5495 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert White: UK: ?3281 => $6527.22 (including VAT @ 17.5%) Leica Shop: 4628.4? => $7381.15 (including VAT @ 16%) Casanovafoto: 4795? => $7646.86 (including VAT @ 16%) dollar might be weak compared with what used to be, but value against value, US is still cheaper, no matter how you look at it. Rebates do not make affect those figures if you look at the value you paid. > The Leica rebate in the UK is ?500, that is about $1000 or 635 > Euros. Clearly if I want another M8 I should get it in Europe ;-) yeah, go on and loose some money :-D. I feel better, to hell with photography, art, women, and all E. Weston, 1924 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- http://luis.imaginarymagnitude.net/