Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/08/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Way back in 1988 or 1989 there was a GUTSY MACWORLD OR MACUSER ARTICLE ON WHAT IT REALLY COST TO MAKE A MACINTOSH SE which as I recall was the better part of $2k at the time...the article said about $250... The gnomes in Solms are making a tidy profit at current prices.... On Aug 19, 2011, at 4:20 PM, Frank Filippone wrote: > The M8 is not necessarily a lot cheaper to produce than an M9.... most of > the metalwork is the same, the processor is half as cheap ( worth about > $30???) and the sensor is more expensive.. maybe an extra thou in resale > .... > > So an M8 would cost ..... about $4-5K. Not cheap enough. Must get rid of > the RF/VF assembly, cut the metal down to plastic, and make it someplace > besides Europe. > > I would guess the market is looking for a $1500-2.5K M..... About what an > M8 used is selling for.....needs a new design, made in Korea or Malaysia or > some other Asian cheap location.... > > EVF? Yup. AF? Yup... although how you do this with 60 year old lenses I > don't quite comprehend.....( See Contax AF from the past.....) > > > Frank Filippone > Red735i at earthlink.net > > Well, that's what I said but apparently it's a braindead idea according to > Geoff's source at > > > : >> That's the definition of the M8......... >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information