Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/08/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Leica's biggest cost factor is labour - as it is for every company in Germany - the ancillary costs (often called the second wage) are almost as high as the salaries/wages and include a 50% contribution to health insurance premiums, social security, accident insurance, disability insurance and, and, and... So somebody earning a monthly wage of say 2000 euros gross is costing the company between 2500 and 4000 euros a month depending on age, marital status, children, seniority, health insurance premium. Douglas On 20.08.2011 11:07, Frank Dernie wrote: > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >