Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/06/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I still have a hard justifying paying more than $800.00 for a Canon lens, never mind one that can't earn its keep. Slobodan Dimitrov Studio G-8, AGCC http://sdimitrovphoto.com On Jun 6, 2005, at 6:40 PM, B. D. Colen wrote: > That all may be true, Larry - but the question remains: are there > enough > people out there to pay $3200 for an M body, and Godknows what for > a DMR to > keep Leica afloat? > > > On 6/6/05 9:13 PM, "Lawrence Zeitlin" <lrzeitlin@aol.com> wrote: > > >> Leica's proposed prices are not too far out of line. At the end of >> 1954, >> I bought a new Leica M3 with an M mount Elmar lens for under $300. >> At an >> annualized price increase of 6% a year, corresponding roughly to the >> average inflation rate, the same camera would cost about $5000 today. >> But in 1954 I also bought a new VW for about $1100, a copy of the >> Sunday >> NY Times for 30 cents, and a cup of coffee for a nickle. >> >> Larry Z >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >