Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dan, The key to original cost and to retained value is the amount of labor it takes to produce a product. The more labor intensive, the more costly. However, I've found that the more labor that goes into a product, the better investment it turns out to be. Bud - ----- Original Message ----- From: Dan Post <dwpost@email.msn.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Monday, August 16, 1999 11:08 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] SLR choice [Snip] > Sad, too, that the perceived value of a really decent camera doesn't allow > for it to be sold at a price where the maker can make a profit and survive! > I know mechanical cameras are more expensive- a R6.2 is a lot more than an > R8 on the used market, but the reliability and independance from batteries > is a real asset. [Snip] > Dan