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Re: [OM] Cost of OM-2n & OM-1n new

Subject: Re: [OM] Cost of OM-2n & OM-1n new
From: Bill Stanke <bstanke@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2002 11:28:54 -0700
Gary,

This is probably off-topic (sorry) but when did the black models become
more expensive than the chrome models?

I think that Leica started this back in the 1930's.  Originally, they
were all black.  The chrome model was introduced as a "high-end" or
deluxe model, and cost more.  So, when did the black bodies become the
"professional" bodies, and cost more than chrome?  I would assume that
the chrome model is more expensive to produce.

Bill Stanke

Gary Reese wrote:
> 
> << Just curious, what was the cost of a new OM-1n and OM-2n in the mid
> to late seventies? >>
> 
> Depends on what you mean by "cost."  Dealer cost for one?  Dealer cost
> in an order for 3 or more bodies (same or mixed models)? Suggested List
> Price (SLP)? As we all know, SLP is pretty meaningless. In general,
> Dealer Cost was what the grey market dealers were selling at. So
> authorized dealers with customers who were magazine ad savvy couldn't
> get away with much of a markup.  Markup was determined by individual
> dealers, so retail prices were all over the board.
> 
> Also, every country was different, since prices were set by the official
> distributor. But for the USA, in the first half of 1978 (model: Dealer
> Net 3-up/Dealer Net/SLP):
> OM-1 chrome body: $166.14/$181.97/$280.00
> OM-1 black body: $$180.97/$198.22/$305.00
> OM-2 chrome body: $282.72/$304.47/$468.00
> OM-2 black body: $298.97/$321.97/$495.00
> 
> Prices could change every 6 months. If you try compiling this data it'll
> drive you nuts, especially since the exchange rate of the Yen vs. the
> dollar was fluctuating, as well as the Consumer Price Index increasing
> over the life of any individual OM component.
> 
> Gary Reese
> Las Vegas, NV
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