Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/05/20

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Subject: [Leica] Well, the S2 now looks like a bargain...
From: msadat at gmail.com (mehrdad)
Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 06:55:55 -0700
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i can't believe sigma is asking 10k!! if the camera is really good but
priced around 3~4k then we r talking. i am sure the successor to the sony
a900 will be just as good much cheaper and full frame. wow sony is not a
cheap brand!!

On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 6:00 AM, Frank Filippone <red735i at 
earthlink.net>wrote:

> Leica stuff does not get discounted (much).  Sigma stuff does.
> Prices were MSRP.
>
> Expect a big discount.... ( but at $10K, I'm not sure even a big discount
> will get the camera priced where it belongs....)
>
>
> Frank Filippone
> Red735i at earthlink.net
>
> Whatever the reality of its performance is, the perception of an APS-C
> sized
> sensor is that its image quality isn't associated with this price range in
> 2011.  Sigma will have to change that perception to sell even one SD-1
> body.
>
> Doug Herr
>
>
>
>
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In reply to: Message from wildlightphoto at earthlink.net (Doug Herr) ([Leica] Well, the S2 now looks like a bargain...)
Message from red735i at earthlink.net (Frank Filippone) ([Leica] Well, the S2 now looks like a bargain...)