Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]"Paul T. Collura" wrote: > > > > > Paul T. Collura wrote: > > > > > I think R lens prices are hurting R sales. Really, who has this kind > > > of money? And even if you are wealthy can you spend these sums in good > > > conscience on lenses if you are not a professional photographer? A > > > few choice lenses will cost more than a car. > > > > Well..... the USA has more than a million millionaires, so there seem to > > be lots of people with plenty of cash > > Bernard: > > I know plenty of "rich" people who drive $60,000-$100,000 cars and wear $10,000 to $15,000 watches > but none of them would spend the $12,000 to $30,000 required to get into the Leica R Modular system. > Many of these people are physicians and lawyers. In fact none of them even own a Leica. The reason > is that much cheaper systems do as good a job for them and let's face it, you can't drive up to the > Country Club in a Leica. There is no perceived added value in a Leica. It may be about priorities, > but among the people that I know with high disposable income, a Mercedes or BMW is an easier sell > than a Leica. > > Paul But the Leica R modular system is real special purpose stuff when you get into intensive long telephoto stuff like that. It is aimed at rich pros and VERY serious amateurs. Tens of thousands of dollars is not necessarily what the Leica R system is all about. Even if you got the 100 macro with your R8 Mark Rabiner