arminw Posted March 9, 2007 Share #1 Posted March 9, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) I've bought today the last Noctilux available with the old price-tag from my dealer in London. He showed me a letter that said that from today onwards all Noctilux-M lenses are more expensive . I paid 2300 pounds and it's now apparently increased to just above 3000 pounds . So the rumors were right ... ! I guess I enjoy this lens now even more .... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted March 9, 2007 Posted March 9, 2007 Hi arminw, Take a look here Noctilux has a bigger price tag. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
like_no_other Posted March 9, 2007 Share #2 Posted March 9, 2007 Congratulations, happy shooter. I've never seen such an over-night price increase for the same foto product before, most get cheaper. Leica must be very confident not to loose customers with such pricing policies. Very interesting. Sometimes I think this all here is a big showcase for MBA students. Or are we in The Truman Show? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_n Posted March 10, 2007 Share #3 Posted March 10, 2007 The products appear to be price inelastic. Leica should raise prices across the board and see what happens: Probably either no difference or increased demand... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spylaw4 Posted March 10, 2007 Share #4 Posted March 10, 2007 .......I paid 2300 pounds and it's now apparently increased to just above 3000 pounds............. Ouch! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bono0272 Posted March 10, 2007 Share #5 Posted March 10, 2007 Any official announcement that the Noctilux will be discontinued? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marknorton Posted March 10, 2007 Share #6 Posted March 10, 2007 As reported elsewhere, this is apparently down to increased production costs of the exotic glasses used in the lens... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arminw Posted March 10, 2007 Author Share #7 Posted March 10, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) As I understand it , it's because of the price increase of the gas they are using . Not sure what that means for the future of the Noctilux ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_n Posted March 11, 2007 Share #8 Posted March 11, 2007 I would think it was glass rather than gas... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arminw Posted March 11, 2007 Author Share #9 Posted March 11, 2007 I would think it was glass rather than gas... No, apparently they use a special Gas to produce this lens and the Gas has increased in price and therefor the Noctilux is more expensive. That's how it was explained to me ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lll Posted March 11, 2007 Share #10 Posted March 11, 2007 "Gas"???? It´s a rumor, nothing else. I simply don´t believe that. The "gas" for manufacturing a single lens costs now 2000 Euros more than before? Ridiculous. Anybody asked Leica directly for that? Friedhelm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddp Posted March 12, 2007 Share #11 Posted March 12, 2007 Let's approach this from a slightly different angle. From what I understand, the Noct is produced in very small batches due to demand - which is usually low. They don't run batches very often....but I know since the introduction of the M8, there has been quite an increase in Noctilux sales. I'm not so sure it's an issue of elements used in the manufacturing process in as much that it's a supply & demand issue. As of right now - the lens is a current Leica catalog item, unlike the 75/1.4. No rumours of it being discontinued....just scarce and brutally expensive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lll Posted March 12, 2007 Share #12 Posted March 12, 2007 Dan, I see it the same way. I think they would like to discontinue the Noctilux better yesterday than tomorrow, but they cannot without giving up one of their best image flagships. It´s a legend and therefore an USP they cannot substitute by a Summilux of which quality ever. Friedhelm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted March 12, 2007 Share #13 Posted March 12, 2007 Dan, I see it the same way. I think they would like to discontinue the Noctilux better yesterday than tomorrow, but they cannot without giving up one of their best image flagships. It´s a legend and therefore an USP they cannot substitute by a Summilux of which quality ever. Friedhelm Agree: it's a lens that, even if sold in tiny numbers, is worth for them to be kept in their price list, at a very hgh price... a flagship, as you say... something similar happened years ago with the S-Telyt 800 6,3 : it remained for years in their Price List ("on demand", they used to specify) at a price monstrous almost as the weight of the lens itself... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marknorton Posted March 12, 2007 Share #14 Posted March 12, 2007 If it's methane they need, they can hook up to the cows in the next door field for free... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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