Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/08/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Cars, HiFi and so on have a manufacturing cost of around 10% of retail, depending on where in the market. FD On 20 Aug, 2011, at 00:24, Mark Kronquist wrote: > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information