Leica M8 price: Mark Norton was right..

[MarcoS]

Hi all,

my dealer just contacted me saying that Leica Italia has "changed" the price
I reported here that the list price was 3800 € italian 20% vat included.
The price now is 4500 € vat included, which suggests me that the old price was indeed ex vat...

I'm sorry for the bad info I gave, my dealer is always very precise and he usually don't give ANY info he is not secure of.

Anyway more than for misinformation I'm sorry I have to pull out 700 € more... :bang:

He didn't give me the Tri-Elmar actual price, but I guess that it's about 3000 €.

Mark was right, even if I know he was hoping to be wrong..

 

[Nachkebia]

How about 28mm 2.8 asph?

 

[MarcoS]

He said that tomorrow the Leica rep will give him exact prices for all the line.

 

[Nachkebia]

Excellent, Thank you

 

[MarcoS]

De nada
I'll report here as soon as I know.

 

[raid]

Now let's sell a house ....

 

[Chris Lynch]

so about $5750?

 

[Matthew]

Actually about $4800+tax at the latest Euro-US Dollar conversion--what we've heard for some time as the US price.

 

[MarcoS]

Indeed.
4500€ italian VAT included means 3750€ ex vat = 4750 USD + tax

 

[fgianni]

More than £3000 !!!

I think I will keep my RD-1 for a while, at least the lcd can be hidden, the shutter is operated by a normal lever and it has those sweet dials on top!

 

[Mark Norton]

The announcement says €4200 including (German) VAT, €3620 without, which makes it $4600 + Tax, or about £2850 including VAT. All depends on the actual exchange rates used of course but it seems to me to be an absolute bargain, just €850 more than an M7 or MP.


Good job, Leica!

 

[MarcoS]

...it seems to me to be an absolute bargain, just €850 more than an M7 or MP.

Indeed Mark, not cheap but definitely a bargain in Leica terms.
December never seemed so faraway...

 

[Edgy01]

As with all things digital, just sit back a little and await the price drops...