Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/09/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]So contrary to the assertions of the most avid Leicaholics on the LUG. you don't get what you pay for. Like jewelry or cosmetics you get the price that the market will bear. Given the cost of the new models, I'm shocked, shocked that Leicas aren't made of platinum and gold by Black Forest elves. I guess I'll stick with my 60 year old M3. Larry Z - - - - I am surprised that the price has only doubled in real terms. Other companies that have made the leap from manufacturers of relatively mass market consumer durables to high luxury (like Montblanc and Rolex for example) in the same period have seen much higher increases in prices in real (i.e. inflation adjusted) terms. All these companies price their goods at what the market will bear, and not on plebeian principles like cost plus, so there is no point going down that road. It is like trying to figure out the price of a Dior Couture dress by the cost of the cloth and thread. Pointless. Cheers Jayanand On Wed, Sep 24, 2014 at 7:47 AM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> wrote: The new M-a is a box. Nothing more, nothing less. ?As such, the important functions are RF accuracy and timing accuracy. ?In fact, there are no other functions. I would point out that this new analog M film camera is competing with ALL the previous M cameras ever made. M4-2 or M4-p sell for $1,000 or thereabouts. Used. If you must buy new and do not want a meter, there is probably some NOS M4 stock still available, or the simple thing to do is to just take the battery out of a NOS M6, which would cost you $1300 or so. This new camera represents, IMO the using up of a lot of NOS parts, if you will. ?It will sell to collectors and the rich and famous who may or may not know it uses film... Frank Filippone Red735i at verizon.net