Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/09/20

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Lens quality
From: Jeffrey Hausner <Buzz@marianmanor.org>
Date: Sun, 20 Sep 1998 13:34:58 -0400

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Dan Cardish [SMTP:dcardish@microtec.net]
> Sent:	Sunday, September 20, 1998 11:24 AM
> To:	leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject:	Re: [Leica] Lens quality
> 
> At 09:37 AM 20-09-98 -0400, Tom D. wrote:
> 
> >Your final point is that Leica glass is too expensive
> >relative to a price/performance curve that you've built in
> >your mind. Let me state the characteristics of my price/
> >performance curve......I enjoy R optics that are w/o peer;
> >such as the ones I've listed above ;-)!   
> 
> Its fine to enjoy Leica glass, but at what expense?  What if the glass you
> enjoy so much cost $1,000?  $10,000?  $100,000?  I have no idea of your
> financial situation, but eventually you will reach a point where it just
> isn't worth it.  These magazine reviews which give Leica a poor
> price/performance rating are just pointing out that (in their opinion) the
> marginal increase in quality, which they admit is there, is not worth the
> dramatic increase in price.  I guess someone like Bill Gates couldn't care
> less about the price; he can simply buy the absolute best regardless.  For
> him, the price/perf rating category is worthless.  There may well be some
> on this list who are in a somewhat similar situation.  Many of us, though,
> when faced with a decision between a $200 lens and a Leica lens costing
> $3000 (Canadian $ example of 50/1.4 Minolta vs. 50 Summilux) have a
> difficult problem.  [I bought both, and they are *tough* to tell apart
> ;-)]
> 
> Dan C.
	[Buzz]  
	Speak softly when you speak of the Devil...Perhaps Bill Gates will
buy all of Leica, I mean the company.  Although I'm not sure that would be
bad; after all, he didn't break up the Codex Leicster.

	Buzz