Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/09/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Good point...... What's $30 Grand to someone that has just sold say $15M in stock? Like me buying a stick of gum....... Frank Filippone Red735i at earthlink.net -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+red735i=earthlink.net at leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+red735i=earthlink.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Richard Man Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2012 9:36 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] I was curious about the cost to rent..... " oligarchs, dot-comers who cashed in their stock" BUY the S2 and not rent them :-) I'd imagine that their target audience are high paid fashion and other commercial photographers. On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 9:31 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i at earthlink.net>wrote: > S2 with 70mm lens.. > > > > $570 per DAY. > > > > By means of comparison, > Hassy 501 with 80 is $60 a day ( Film) > > Hassy H4 + lens with no back is $120 a day plus Phase One P65+ at $500 > a day ( total of $620 a DAY) > > > > At that rate, they must be rented to oligarchs, dot-comers who cashed > in their stock, and very,very,very well paid photographers. > > > > Makes the $3500 a week for a Hasselblad course seem cheap.. ( they > bring out a complete system with the course. You borrow what you > wish) > > > > Frank Filippone > > Red735i at earthlink.net > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information