Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/11/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Come on, Martin, which manufacturer isn't - take a look at these B&H prices Nikon 52 mm snap on lens cap at B&H - $9.95 Leica 46 mm lens cap for M series lenses at B&H - $29.95 Nikon rear cap for manual lenses $8.95 Leica rear cap for M lenses $19.50 Nikon lens hood for 35 f 2 $14.95 Leica Lens Hood for 35 f 2 M lens $68.50 - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Martin Howard Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 6:03 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] lens caps On Monday, Nov 25, 2002, at 09:57 America/Los_Angeles, bdcolen wrote: > But where Leica is really outrageous is in the pricing of little > pieces of plastic...):-) Which manufacturer isn't? I remember some while back there was a web page dedicated to the Super Rare, High Tensile, Special Polymer that Nikon supposedly used in "plastic bits" -- the assumption being that, because of the high price, it couldn't possibly be normal plastic, but had to be some exotic kind. From another page (http://www.photo.net/ezshop/product?product_id=217 ) reviewing Nikon stuff: > This clever little device [ML-3] is probably among the most expensive > Nikon accessories for its size and weight (Dollars per gram), but it > does a lot. The transmitter is ~40g (without batteries), and the > receiver is ~52g. > > That's $1.75 to $2.00 per gram for the ML-3, depending where you buy > it! Many lenses range from $0.45 to $1.00 per gram. Even a used D1 > (~$1.50/g) is less per gram. Only a brand new D1H or D1X cost more per > gram (~4.00/gram). I know this is a funny way to look at it, but it is > scary nevertheless. M. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html