thai.charlie Posted November 1, 2007 Share #1 Posted November 1, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Just checked B&H's website and PopFlash's website, I guess the price increase has finally kicked in for new M8 cameras here in the USA. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted November 1, 2007 Posted November 1, 2007 Hi thai.charlie, Take a look here M8 now $5495. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Joe Mondello Posted November 1, 2007 Share #2 Posted November 1, 2007 Well, we knew it was coming. But I think we all expected it to kick in Oct 1st instead of Nov 1st. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrid Posted November 1, 2007 Share #3 Posted November 1, 2007 Ouch. Leica mein liebchen, I love you too bits, but you're killing me. The M8 is a great camera, but this is a little nuts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
newyorkone Posted November 1, 2007 Share #4 Posted November 1, 2007 If the post price increase sales figures dip a lot, then my guess is that Leica will offer rebates or incentives (e.g., discount on Leica lens with purchase). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsteve Posted November 1, 2007 Share #5 Posted November 1, 2007 What is the increase from the previous price in the USA, ( $4795 to $5495 = 13.5% ? How much has the value of the US dollar versus the Euro gone down in the year since the M8 was introduced? ( 1.272 to 1.445 = 13.6%) It looks like the increase is very similar to the decrease in the value of the US dollar. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwfreund Posted November 1, 2007 Share #6 Posted November 1, 2007 Sounds like it is time for an assembly line in the US. -bob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJP Posted November 2, 2007 Share #7 Posted November 2, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Sounds like it is time for an assembly line in the US.-bob Great idea!!!!!! Then then us Europeans can import/smuggle the (GW Bush jr. induced) shrivelling value US & CAN Leica M8 versions to Europe and make a killing :-) Or would the made in Germany engineering suffer..................... gr. Stephen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsteve Posted November 2, 2007 Share #8 Posted November 2, 2007 I don't think they would achieve anything building them in Canada. The Canadian dollar has actually gotten stronger against the Euro in the past year. It is up by about 5%. Perhaps us Canadians should get a price decrease at our dealers Robert Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thai.charlie Posted November 2, 2007 Author Share #9 Posted November 2, 2007 What is the increase from the previous price in the USA, ( $4795 to $5495 = 13.5% ? How much has the value of the US dollar versus the Euro gone down in the year since the M8 was introduced? ( 1.272 to 1.445 = 13.6%) It looks like the increase is very similar to the decrease in the value of the US dollar. It went from $4795 to $4950 (sometime this summer) and now $5495. For those of you who bought in countries that offer the M8 Passport Warranty (not here in the US) I'm curious to know what the US dollar equivalent sticker price is in your country and does this reflect the added warranty? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_x2004 Posted November 2, 2007 Share #10 Posted November 2, 2007 I don't think they would achieve anything building them in Canada Quality control. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveB Posted November 2, 2007 Share #11 Posted November 2, 2007 Quality control. Ouch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shootist Posted November 2, 2007 Share #12 Posted November 2, 2007 What is the increase from the previous price in the USA, ( $4795 to $5495 = 13.5% ? How much has the value of the US dollar versus the Euro gone down in the year since the M8 was introduced? ( 1.272 to 1.445 = 13.6%) It looks like the increase is very similar to the decrease in the value of the US dollar. Actually it went from 4795 to 4950 now to 5495. The only people this price increase affects are those that couldn't or wouldn't, for whatever reason, buy one at the original price and now find a need to own a Leica M8. Lens prices are going up also. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
photogdave Posted November 2, 2007 Share #13 Posted November 2, 2007 I don't think they would achieve anything building them in Canada. The Canadian dollar has actually gotten stronger against the Euro in the past year. It is up by about 5%. Perhaps us Canadians should get a price decrease at our dealers Robert Here in Vancouver Leo's has it at $5495 CDN. I guess they ordered lots of stock before the price increase! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thai.charlie Posted November 2, 2007 Author Share #14 Posted November 2, 2007 Thanks, RichC. I guess $5800 isn't so bad if it comes with a one year no-fault Passport warranty in addition to the 2 year warranty, given the new US price of $5495. But assume you would have to ship the camera back to the UK dealer so they would (if the dealer is willing to help you out) pass it on to Leica UK for the Passport warranty. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
@bumac Posted November 2, 2007 Share #15 Posted November 2, 2007 Old price here in Europe was 6.070 Dollar. So it is still really pricy in USA. And now it costs 4795 Euro- 6.939 Dollar. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasticman Posted November 2, 2007 Share #16 Posted November 2, 2007 Yep - it does get kinda old listening to these gripes about the price - here in Sweden at today's exchange rates, the M8 is selling at $7,431.39. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tummydoc Posted November 2, 2007 Share #17 Posted November 2, 2007 Putting aside matters of principle, i.e. that one must pay a huge premium today for the same digital camera compared to a year ago whilst the otherwise-universal paradigm in digital photography is that cameras decrease in price over time, if the amount an M8 has increased prices it out of someone's reach, then a strong argument could be raised that it might've been more of an extravagance than they ought to have considered even at the original price. There are probably more residual M8 sales yet to come than had there not been the scandals and bad publicity because a number of people put off buying until issues were sorted, but Leica has probably produced and sold more M8s heretofore than they will from here on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcsang Posted November 2, 2007 Share #18 Posted November 2, 2007 For those looking - Harry's Pro Shop here in Toronto still has it's price set at $4999.99 CAD - that is not scheduled to change according to the owner. That said, I've decided to hold off on purchasing an M8 for the time being - what I would like to know is why is there a price increase? Is demand that great? Basing my experience on all digital bodies - the price usually dips a bit as the life cycle of the body goes forward. I'm well aware that there is no other Leica M digital so this is the "only game in town" but I still don't understand where Leica's head is at. Cheers Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FotoABC Posted November 2, 2007 Share #19 Posted November 2, 2007 In the parallel market of Hong Kong, a M8 (imported from Japan, I guess) can be bought at 36,000HKD, or 4550USD. But no doublt, It would'nt last longer. Claude Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest flatfour Posted November 2, 2007 Share #20 Posted November 2, 2007 This is a dollar value adjustment. While demand is high there is no point in Leica giving away margin. For them it is a question of assessing sales versus price at a moving figure. I would think sales elsewhere in the world particuarly in the far east will more than make up any shortfall in US sales. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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