Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/12

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Leica Users digest V12 #61
From: "Paul T. Collura" <pcollura@epix.net>
Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1999 15:26:43 -0400

>
> Paul T. Collura wrote:
>
> > I think R lens prices are hurting R sales.  Really, who has this kind
> > of money? And even if you are wealthy can you spend these sums in good
> > conscience on lenses if you are not a professional photographer?  A
> > few choice lenses will cost more than a car.
>
> Well..... the USA has more than a million millionaires, so there seem to
> be lots of people with plenty of cash

Bernard:

I know plenty of "rich" people who drive $60,000-$100,000 cars and wear $10,000 to $15,000 watches
but none of them would spend the $12,000 to $30,000 required to get into the Leica R Modular system.
Many of these people are physicians and lawyers.  In fact none of them even own a Leica. The reason
is that much cheaper systems do as good a job for them and let's face it, you can't drive up to the
Country Club in a Leica. There is no perceived added value in a Leica.  It may be about priorities,
but among the people that I know with high disposable income, a Mercedes or BMW is an easier sell
than a Leica.


Paul