Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/06/14

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Subject: [Leica] Leica Prices may not be artificially high
From: richard at imagecraft.com (Richard Man)
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:21:18 -0700
 
There are a couple data points: the two Zeiss ZM lens that are made in
Germany, the ZM 85/2 and the 15/2.8 are both listed at $3500-$4500, a
striking distance within the Leica's. So really I guess you pay for what you
get - which is tight tolerance, high quality stuff.

Besides, even the high end Nikon and Canon bodies are priced at $6000-$7000,
and in theory, most of the R&D there are funded by the lower priced bodies,
not the high end ones.

FWIW

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