Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/06/02

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Subject: [Leica] OT: Wow
From: jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)
Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2012 07:48:23 +0530
References: <CAMGHw9BaKyOGAsi+cZQPNWOUxdaJ5y0iasB+Zxc=U2T7do5UtA@mail.gmail.com>

James,
Don't worry, I am sure that is the next one to be improved. Should go to
US$10,000.
Cheers
Jayanand

On Sat, Jun 2, 2012 at 9:46 PM, James Laird <digiratidoc at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm sure this has been discussed before, but what's the reasoning
> behind the HUGE jump in price for the 50 Summicron ASPH. Went from
> $2295 to $7195 because of those four little letters! Even the 50
> Summilux ASPH is just $3995, so it's $3200 cheaper yet one full stop
> faster! By rights it should be priced at $8000 or more if you follow
> the logic. I don't get it. Wow.
>
> Jim Laird
>
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