Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/12/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nothing new there. Canon, Pentax and Nikon sell "zoom kits" where the lens is basically $99. You get what you pay for. At least it's not a Promaster though. Canon and Nikon also make a 50mm lens for under $99. Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Filippone" Subject: [Leica] Not Gouging > I happened upon the Sony A100K digital camera. Sort of interested, > especially for a 10MP camera for $600.... but I digress: > > The camera without lens is $636 With a zoom lens of 18-70 mm it is > $720... > > How do you make a lens to retail for $84???????? To me this is pretty > amazing. > > I know how you can make a 50mm lens to sell for $2500... ( you put a red > dot on it...) > > Frank Filippone