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Apparently they are sold out pretty much everywhere, I tried to buy one in London last month, no luck. I just came out of Leica NYC, I got to play with one but they had none to sell.

 

Does anyone know anywhere in the USA they might be in stock?

 

 

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Apparently they are sold out pretty much everywhere, I tried to buy one in London last month, no luck. I just came out of Leica NYC, I got to play with one but they had none to sell.

 

Does anyone know anywhere in the USA they might be in stock?

 

 

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I'm in Europe. Not even a well known dealer in Germany has the Sofort in stock. It was announced to be available mid November, now it's mid December and nearly impossible to get one. A local dealer only has the orange available.

 

 I have an Instax mini 90 but wanted, given the price point of the Sofort (for a Leica), one as my own Christmas gift, but It will perhaps become an Easter gift next year...

 

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Thank you for that well reasoned comment, I shall certainly take it into consideration on my hunt for a Sofort.

 

 

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If you decide for the Fuji, you can customize the front of it with genuine leather (http://aki-asahi.com/store/html/InstaxMini90/Leather/InstaxMini90_LeatherKit.php ), very easy to do.

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On doing some research today I found the next batch of Soforts is due to arrive at dealers on or around 23rd of this month. Most of those are pre-sold. I managed to find a dealer who still had one white one unsold. I pre-ordered it, hopefully I will have it by the New Year.

 

 

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Thanks all, Murphy's in Louisville assure me they will ship one on the 23rd, I wasn't really sure I wanted one until I got to hold it. The camera is smaller than I was expecting, it'll fit in a jacket pocket and will be a lot of fun at parties and other gatherings.

 

 

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A few days late but my Sofort shipped today. It will be delivered to my work on Friday. Of course, my company is closed so I'll have to run up to the UPS depot and see if they'll give it to me.

 

Next question, where's the film? All my local stores are out of stock and even Amazon doesn't have much!

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Is the Fuji film interchangeable with the Leica film?  If so....

 

Maybe your Sofort dealer knows.  Maybe your Sofort dealer has film.

 

It is identical, except for packaging and price. I do have 2 packs of Fuji here, 2 more on the way and 2 packs of Leica monochrome ordered. It just seems to be in short supply right now, I wonder if Fuji have underestimated demand?

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