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leica optic prices going up in us by 25%!

msadat

Member
Due to tariffs by trump all optics (not camera) prices will be 25% more. some big shops have not changed their prices yet but its happening.
 

wellfleet

Member
Due to tariffs by trump all optics (not camera) prices will be 25% more. some big shops have not changed their prices yet but its happening.
Having spoken with Leica Miami and Leica Boston, they don't intend to raise prices unless they run out of stock and have to replace it; so, it's not an immediate increase across the board as of the tariff date. They said that SL 35/50 primes and assorted "exotic" lenses may see the increase first, as there are fewer of those in the country. Otherwise, they claimed they were presently well stocked, depending upon how long the tariff lasts.
 

scott kirkpatrick

Well-known member
There's a wrinkle that someone discovered recently. When a camera comes packaged with its kit lens, it is tariffed as a camera only. So there have been rumors that next year (when all the legalisms and beaurocracy has been overcome) we will start seeing "bundles" on offer with SL2s kitted out with new SL Summicrons, and no 25% tariff will apply. Good reason to get a second SL2 body?
 
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