Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/12/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I kind of understand a single FL lens for $100, but a complex zoom is a lot tougher to make for the price... If you assume the factory cost is 1/5 the retail selling price, then the Sony lens costs $84/5 or about $17. It is pretty amazing for that price. Now the optical performance may not be there( and probably would not be at that price) but it still is taking lots of pictures of little Peggy Sue at her first Christmas / Hanukah / etc..... And that is the point.... they are selling them. Is this Sony part of the 4/3 deal or is it another lens standard? Frank Filippone red735i@earthlink.net -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+red735i=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+red735i=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Christopher Williams Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2006 7:51 AM To: Leica Users Group Subject: [Leica] Re:Not Gouging Nothing new there. Canon, Pentax and Nikon sell "zoom kits" where the lens is basically $99. You get what you pay for. At least it's not a Promaster though. Canon and Nikon also make a 50mm lens for under $99. Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Filippone" Subject: [Leica] Not Gouging > I happened upon the Sony A100K digital camera. Sort of interested, > especially for a 10MP camera for $600.... but I digress: > > The camera without lens is $636 With a zoom lens of 18-70 mm it is > $720... > > How do you make a lens to retail for $84???????? To me this is pretty > amazing. > > I know how you can make a 50mm lens to sell for $2500... ( you put a red > dot on it...) > > Frank Filippone _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information