Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/09/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It is not that I disagree with your comments, but I must have missed something. Where are your comments leading to? What do you want them to do? I too, will probably never buy another M body.... forget the S2 and probably the R family. They are too expensive for me. My disposable income would be better spent in other arenas. But back to your comments.... State what you think they should do... Frank > >Because there is no logical reason that a manual focus 50mm lens should >cost $5000. Most other Leica lenses cost upwards of $3k as well for >modern optics. This is why they continue to be able to play on the >world market with companies like Canon and Nikon. Leica's M8 may be >nice but it's only 1/3 the camera that an EOS 5D is, and for the price >of the M8, you can get the EOS with a lens. I can go on & on. I love >the film bodies, love the old lenses, will never afford the new ones >and probably have no reason to anyways. >As long as Leica continues to cater to its core constituency with >making innovations for the next generation, they will always be on the >rocks. >Phil Forrest > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information