wda Posted January 6, 2009 Author Share #41 Posted January 6, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Just a little item of interest; the editor of the Leica fellowship went to leica UK to enquire as to the cost of having his lenses coded, if he were to buy an M8; he was astonished & and upset when he was told that it would cost him £195 for each lens!!he promptly sat down and wrote a strong complaint to the CEO of Leica Solms, expressing his dismay. Jerry forgive my adding an amendment. Actually I think the cost for coding is £145 - not £195 unless it has risen this week. Even £145 is excessive in my view. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted January 6, 2009 Posted January 6, 2009 Hi wda, Take a look here Legacy lenses with M8 . I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
ho_co Posted January 6, 2009 Share #42 Posted January 6, 2009 ... he was astonished & and upset when he was told that it would cost him £195 for each lens!! ... Nothing Leica does goes down in price. When the Leicaflex lenses originally needed a second cam, the conversion price was $35. Within a couple years the price was $105. When the M8 first came out, purchase entitled the buyer to a coupon (or two?) for free lens coding. It's never beneficial to put off doing it (whatever "it" is) when it comes to Leica. I'm not defending the strategy; I don't understand it and I can't always do it. But if you think the price is high to begin with, realize that it's just going to go up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wda Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share #43 Posted January 8, 2009 Thank you everyone for your advice. I have decided to try before I buy coding solutions. I will probably get my 21 and TE28-35-50 coded once I am convinced of the need. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.