Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I don't even think Leica is even in the same class the US auto industry - which has as good technology as anyone's but has been struggling mightily with product mix and cost-effective production. More importantly, the prices are not out of scale. Leica, on the other hand, doesn't even have the technology - and unless you believe that having Germans assemble it is worth a ton of money,* the prices are way out of line. The equivalent of an M8 in the automotive world would be building a 1997 Civic and selling it today for $60,000. Dante *Assuming Solms and not Portugal does the work. On Dec 19, 2008, at 6:53 PM, Philip Forrest wrote: > I don't think it's unbelievable, I think it's hilarious for the > cult-ish status symbol. I love Leica's products (the ones I own) but I > also think that they, like the US auto industry, are desperate due to > lack of innovation and foresight. My M4 will be working long after > Leica is gone and my lenses will as well. I'm happy with that for now. > Phil Forrest > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information