Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/03

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Subject: [Leica] B&W only version of M8 - anyone else hear this?
From: clive.moss at gmail.com (Clive Moss)
Date: Tue Oct 3 18:50:41 2006
References: <f091c6f20610031827h3804fe13jca8c6dbaf0b47fe4@mail.gmail.com> <009801c6e755$245f4e60$6401a8c0@FrankDell2>
 
Sales price is never cost driven given no direct competition.
Manufacturing should always be cost driven for given quality. The B&W
Leica could be an ideal product for Leica - lower manufacturing cost,
higher sales price.

On 10/3/06, Frank Filippone <red735i@earthlink.net> wrote:
> Leica is not a cost driven camera.  If they took out half the parts, the 
> camera would cost the same, or more.
>
> Frank Filippone
> red735i@earthlink.net
>
> It seems that a B&W only M8 would be lower cost to build than the
> color model - no need for a Bayer filter.
>
>
>
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