Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> How to over come the "cost factor?" Well I guess they could lower the > quality standards, that of course would be stupid as they'd loose their > best selling point, certainly on the glass. > > However, Ted, I wonder if it has ever occurred to Leica that if they lowered the prices on the hideously and inexcusably overpriced non-glass crap accessories - i.e., $35 rubber lens shade caps - $30-40 plastic lens caps - etc. - it would be easier to swallow the rationalization of "quality costs money" for the lenses and bodies - although I'm sure they could lower the prices on the bodies some and still maintain quality.....