Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I don't disagree it's overpriced- but then anything with the Leica name on it is overpriced. I just don't think that it is at all overpriced when viewed within the framework of the Leica catalogue. ;-) - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Feliciano di Giorgio Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 3:06 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] magnifier "B. D. Colen" wrote: > > Well, I must be doing drugs, but I feel compelled to actually defend Leica > on this one. Frankly, given the price of other Leica accessories, the > magnifier actually sounds cheap. Don't forget, these are the same people who > charge $70 for a plus-one diopter, which Nikon sells for about $18. And how > much are those sheet rubber lens caps? And rear caps? And, $229 to make a 90 > mm really useful on an M body is, if not a bargain, at least not > unreasonable. I expected it to be about $400. > I'm really tempted to ring up my friend who studied optical design and have him order me the same lens from Edmund Scientific, for a fraction of the cost. I agree that it's a very useful accessory, so much so that I will problay end up getting one anyway (probaly used), but I still think it's priced a little over the top. > And as to its being 1/3 the price of a user M - maybe an M4-2 with a missing > back door and cracked viewfinder window. > Ok, maybe a quarter of the price. > B. D. > Cheers, feli - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html