Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/06/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It's because there are apparently enough people out there willing to pay $7195 for a slowish 50mm lens, so why shouldn't Leica not charge it? Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ YNWA On Jun 2, 2012, at 6:16 PM, James Laird wrote: > I'm sure this has been discussed before, but what's the reasoning > behind the HUGE jump in price for the 50 Summicron ASPH. Went from > $2295 to $7195 because of those four little letters! Even the 50 > Summilux ASPH is just $3995, so it's $3200 cheaper yet one full stop > faster! By rights it should be priced at $8000 or more if you follow > the logic. I don't get it. Wow. > > Jim Laird > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >