Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/05/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Curt, Actually, inflation has not been that much. I believe that a Leica today costs as much as it did in 1963. What worries me more is that a Leica of today should be more innovative than it actually is. I am not too impressed by many of the features being tried by the likes of Nikon, Cannon, and Yashica (Contax), but they are at least trying. Leica makes advances, but they are not of the caliber of the M3, SL2, and Summicron. This is what worries me. We should be getting more for our money than just the satisfaction of owning a red logo, which I, incidentally, think should be put in less visible place. Leica makes small advances, like putting built-in hoods and updating M lenses. We should be expecting more from a company with their pedigree - leadership. Best regards, Chris Fortunko > >>What upsets us all is that in the 60s I bought a few of the hoods >>for about $15 each. Now, they cost as much as my 1950 Chevy in >>1957. Ed Meyers >> >Don't let that bother you. Remember that a candy bar cost 5 cents and now >costs 50 cents, a tenfold increase since 1963. So, if a Summicron hood cost >$15 then it should cost $150 now...but they don't, they're less and, >actually, quite a bargain at that - so are all those other things behind the >lenshood we love so much. > >Curt > > >