Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/01/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Exposed! ;-) Sent from my iPad > On Jan 11, 2014, at 9:56 AM, mehrdad <msadat at gmail.com> wrote: > > i think bob is planning to invest more money in leica and might need some > convincing that his actions are just. bob it is ok, i have gone through the > same scenario many many times, it is all good, and this is true for me, > leica lenses has been my best investments ever > > ------------------------------------- > regards, mehrdad > > >> On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 9:41 AM, Akhil Lal <alal at poly.edu> wrote: >> >> In general, most questions like this one are answered by referring to the >> rate of inflation. However, I prefer to use an alternative measure when >> assessing the true cost of hobby or luxury item: the ratio of the price >> paid for the item to the median value of a house/apartment in your >> city/country at the time of purchase. >> >> I ask Luggers to run their numbers and report back to the group. If you >> haven't tried this before, the numbers will surprise you. >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: lug-bounces+alal=poly.edu at leica-users.org >> [mailto:lug-bounces+alal=poly.edu at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Bob >> Adler >> Sent: Friday, January 10, 2014 8:07 PM >> To: Leica Users Group >> Subject: [Leica] The Real Cost of Leicas >> >> Just curious if any of the finance wizards in the LUG can calculate the >> real >> cost of a Leica camera and lenses (say best in class and excluding the >> Noctilux) on today's dollars vs 15 or 20 years ago. >> >> My gut tells me Leicas have always been exorbitantly expensive. Current >> LUG >> members are aging boomers who must be, of necessity, more conservative >> with >> their spending. >> >> Frank? Jayanand? Others? Anyone have MSRP over the years and annual real >> inflation numbers? >> Best, >> Bob >> >> Bob Adler >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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