Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]From: Bernard <5521.g23@g23.relcom.ru> Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 1999 18:56 Subject: Re: [Leica] Zone blues > I wouldn't take AA's word for it, but now that you > say it, I have to ask. How come it's that expensive? > That's 50% more than the US price. A huge chunk is taxes and (sometimes) duties. The rest pays for the staffing of a local affiliate, whether it contributes anything to the product or not. > Are the French being protective of their non-existent > camera industry? No. Everything is more expensive. Even telephone service is much more expensive, even though the French have little to fear from foreign competitors in the realm of telecommunications equipment. -- Anthony