Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/05/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 01:20 PM 5/13/96 +0200, Edi Weitz wrote: > "Leica R cameras are designed for at least 100,000 exposures." > [My own translation] > >OK, they didn't write that your Leica will take itself apart after you made exposure number 100,000 but - 100,000 exposures isn't that much for professional use, or am I wrong? Is this a typo or what? Any hints? > >From economical standpoint, it cost at least $0.20-0.40 per exposure for film and developing/proof printing alone. That's about $20,000-40,000 for the 100,000 exposures. An average Leica is about $2000, still a relatively small portion of expenses for a pro. And even if some parts do fail after extensive use, replacing them would cost only a fraction of a camera. The lenses will last much longer of course. Regards, --------------------------------------- Gang Huang Bell Laboratories 200 Laurel Ave. 3B-216 Middletown, NJ 07748 U. S. A. (908)957-3524 ---------------------------------------