Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/07/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Those prices are in British Pounds but do include their 15% Value Added Tax. I did a quick rough conversion to USD , which is where Richard got his figure from. That would be about $32,750 for standard body and the bettter 70mm lens Central Shutter (CS). That includes the VAT though. I'm sure actual US list prices will now emerge quickly. I suspect that DPReview may have jumped the gun a little releasing this.. 2009/7/30 Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> > > Found this in the L Camera Forum. A press release in the UK apparently. > > http://www.dpreview.com/news/0907/09073001leicassystemprice.asp#press > > > Leica bellies have just gone up. Great News! > I'm glad the S in S system stands for SUBSTANTIATION & not SUPPOSITITIOUS. > $21,225 That means I can get an additional unit for my glove compartment > > Competing directly against in the other corner the heavyweight: > Hasselblad H3DII-39, 39 Megapixel, SLR Digital Camera > $ 21,995 at B&H > > 36.7 x 49.0 mm, 39 Megapixel CCD > Effective Resolution 39 million pixels > Color Depth 48-Bit RGB > > Lenes by Fuji. A name which is starting to become premium sounding for > glass > in video and cinema. > > With some fancy footwork Leica could win; > And make the cover of Time magazine "man of the year": > First time ever given to a camera. > > > In my mind there is: > How slow really is the Hasselblad? > How not cool is it to use with the Zeiss glass in which I am already > invested up to my eyeballs. > > Will they let me pay them 10 dollars a week? > > > > Mark William Rabiner > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Cheers Geoff Alles was eine gute Kamera braucht / Everything a good camera needs: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman