jrp Posted May 4, 2016 Share #1 Posted May 4, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) I assume that the SL must be going OK as they have cranked up the price of the body by 5% (although some dealers have it at 1% off previous list), and the 24-90 zoom by 13%. Presumably people are discovering how good the zoom is, despite its forbidding bulk, and the dealers are not being left with the bunch of spare zooms that they feared when the system first went for sale. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted May 4, 2016 Posted May 4, 2016 Hi jrp, Take a look here Price increases. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
profus Posted May 4, 2016 Share #2 Posted May 4, 2016 Price increase? Where? Link? Not here in Denmark - yet! ( though it was already a bit higher than in e.g Germany ) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Andersen Posted May 4, 2016 Share #3 Posted May 4, 2016 Price increase? Where? Link? Not here in Denmark - yet! ( though it was already a bit higher than in e.g Germany ) Wrong !! In Denmark has the price increased with 5% for the SL VarioElmarit 24/90. Just check prices , is was DKK 33.500 and now it is DKK 34.900,- Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivar B Posted May 8, 2016 Share #4 Posted May 8, 2016 I think that in Germany also the price for the 24-90 increased by a little over €100. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
satijntje Posted May 8, 2016 Share #5 Posted May 8, 2016 In germany, the price for the SL body remained unchanged (6900 Euro). The 24-90 went up from 4300 to 4450. John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
profus Posted May 9, 2016 Share #6 Posted May 9, 2016 Wrong !! In Denmark has the price increased with 5% for the SL VarioElmarit 24/90. Just check prices , is was DKK 33.500 and now it is DKK 34.900,- Well, that wasn't the case when I wrote about it. Actually Göcker still keeps the old price on their webshop ( 33.500 ), but both Photografica and Leicastore Frederiksberg have increased the price to 34.900 In any case I guess I was lucky - I just bought mine in Germany for 29.500 incl. shipment Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrnes Posted June 11, 2016 Share #7 Posted June 11, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) Can you still get it in Germany for DKK 29.500? And where? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted June 12, 2016 Share #8 Posted June 12, 2016 This post made me look up latest prices at Mayfair Leica store. Large price rises - SL now £5320 (up from £5050) and 24-90 now £3560 (up from £3150). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted June 12, 2016 Share #9 Posted June 12, 2016 The only price that really counts is the Euro one as that is the currency the factory finally receives. All other prices are local fluctuations and probably controlled by the importers, albeit monitored by Leica. Have a look at the Euro-Pound rate last year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmx_2 Posted June 13, 2016 Share #10 Posted June 13, 2016 The only price that really counts is the Euro one as that is the currency the factory finally receives. All other prices are local fluctuations and probably controlled by the importers, albeit monitored by Leica. Have a look at the Euro-Pound rate last year. Yes you are right, but the Danes keep a "fixed" rate towards the euro (it varies a little bit at 7.44+-0.2 and gets adjusted 4 times per year). So Danish prices are actually euro prices*7,44. Denmark also has 25%VAT (Germany only 19%) so this also makes a difference. When buying online inside EU you pay VAT in the country where the goods are. So ordering from Germany can save you a few percents. The swedish krona (and the british pound) is completely free floathing, so price adjustment (both upwards and downwards) are very common here (in Sweden). Some companies solve the problem by having a (customer wise) "very bad" exchange rate (in Sweden typically 10.5-11, "normal" exchange rate would be closer to 9,2-9,7). Others solve it by selling in euro (more for industrial machinery where the payment terms are very long, typically 60-120days). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
profus Posted June 13, 2016 Share #11 Posted June 13, 2016 Can you still get it in Germany for DKK 29.500? And where? I bought it @ foto-mundus via ebay as new. As I see it they have another one for sale right now - a bit more expensive, but still much cheaper than here in DK ( ca. 30.200,- DKK ) : http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Leica-VARIO-ELMARIT-SL-24-90mm-ASPH-LEICA-Fachhandler-Einzelstuck-Art-11176-/331863120257?hash=item4d44955981 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted June 13, 2016 Share #12 Posted June 13, 2016 If there is a Leica dealer in Luxembourg, that would be the best price, as that has the lowest VAT rate in the Eurozone at 15%. There is a lower 7% rate in Malta but that only applies to yachts also being registered on the Maltese Register of Shipping. Wilson PS Foto Mundus were doing great deals on M lenses. I have bought an 0.95 Nocti and 18 SEM from them in the recent past at large discounts on list. Far better than anyone in the UK was prepared to even come close to. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
satijntje Posted June 21, 2016 Share #13 Posted June 21, 2016 If there is a Leica dealer in Luxembourg, that would be the best price, as that has the lowest VAT rate in the Eurozone at 15%. T Wilson P Leica prices are identical to the prices in Germany. Lower VAT indeed, but higher rental costs and labor costs for the shop owner! John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrp Posted June 21, 2016 Author Share #14 Posted June 21, 2016 Leica gear at current prices would make a good Brexit hedge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamdewilde Posted June 22, 2016 Share #15 Posted June 22, 2016 What a joke.. You can get an SL+Zoom for $8,600 USD. Leica is a poorly run company at best. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
profus Posted June 22, 2016 Share #16 Posted June 22, 2016 What a joke.. You can get an SL+Zoom for $8,600 USD. Leica is a poorly run company at best. ?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted June 22, 2016 Share #17 Posted June 22, 2016 What a joke.. You can get an SL+Zoom for $8,600 USD. Leica is a poorly run company at best. Where? And including VAT? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamdewilde Posted June 22, 2016 Share #18 Posted June 22, 2016 Where? And including VAT? Hong Kong.. Take a flight there, have a nice weekend vacation. Still cheaper then buying elsewhere. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sillbeers15 Posted June 23, 2016 Share #19 Posted June 23, 2016 Instead Leica SL prices dipped in SG slightly. There is even a promotion to get a free M or T lens with SL + Zoom purchase now in Singapore. There should be more price pressure on Leica SL now that the Hasseblad X1D Medium Format Morrorless is launched! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrp Posted June 23, 2016 Author Share #20 Posted June 23, 2016 Yes, it does seem to be targeting a similar market. As others have pointed out, the key limitation is the very limited range of compatible / affordable lenses, in the absence of a built-in shutter. I suspect that the competition is with the S, rather than the SL, however. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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