Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Paul T. Collura wrote: > I think R lens prices are hurting R sales. Really, who has this kind > of money? And even if you are wealthy can you spend these sums in good > conscience of lenses if you are not a professional photographer? A > few choice lenses will cost more than a car or my first home. Well..... the USA has more than a million millionaires, so there seem to be lots of people with plenty of cash. As to the car-comparison; a $20,000 car is more than fine for all and any practical purposes, but I have yet to meet the first person who didn't want to get a $50,000 car instead. When those people get to the point when they can afford the $50,000 vehicle, and buy one, they are in effect wasting the difference of $30,000 (for all practical purposes). If they like photography, or are made to believe that they like it by those cunning marketers, then they could keep the $20,000 vehicle, and have $30,000 which will buy a very respectable camera system from Leica. Honestly, it's all about priorities and has little to do with price. Some cameras are cheaper, some cars are cheaper, some fountain pens are cheaper, some watches are cheaper, some lighters are cheaper, some cigars are cheaper, some Scotch is cheaper.... than some other. So what? You just need to be good at selling. Bernard