Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/16

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Subject: [Leica] Elmar 50mm f2.8 thoughts/opinions
From: sethrosner at nycap.rr.com (Seth Rosner)
Date: Sun Jan 16 08:34:03 2005
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Frank, you may be right. Still, 200 pieces x $750. = $150,000., some nice 
revenue for a company that is struggling.

What is most likely to make you right is that in four years, the US dollar 
has lost a third of its value against the Euro.

Thus in euros:
US$750. today = US$500. four years ago.

Seth
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frank Filippone" <red735i@earthlink.net>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2005 11:04 AM
Subject: RE: [Leica] Elmar 50mm f2.8 thoughts/opinions


> If $750 is the MSRP for the M mount lens, figure $1K-1300  for the LTM
> version...
>
> Remember, this is their profit product, glass.
>
> Frank Filippone
> red735i@earthlink.net
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Replies: Reply from dennis at hale-pohaku.com (Dennis Painter) ([Leica] Elmar 50mm f2.8 thoughts/opinions)
 In reply to: Message from red735i at earthlink.net (Frank Filippone) ([Leica] Elmar 50mm f2.8 thoughts/opinions)