Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/29

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Subject: [Leica] New Zeiss Ikon: they know their target...
From: mail at gpsy.com (Karen Nakamura)
Date: Wed Sep 29 08:06:12 2004
References: <3.0.6.32.20040929102710.00830100@pop.mail.yahoo.ca>
 
>My question is why would Cosina want to participate in another branded
>rangefinder camera that would compete directty with their own Voigtlander
>brand?

I don't think we'll find that the pricing makes them compete. This is my 
GUESS:

Voigtlander:   Body: $500   Lenses:  $300-600
Zeiss Ikon:  Body  $1500?   Lenses $600-2000
Leica:      Body  $2500   Lenses: $1000-3000



Karen

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Karen Nakamura
http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/
Replies: Reply from locke at straylight.ca (Greg Locke) ([Leica] New Zeiss Ikon: they know their target...)
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