Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/13

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: value for money
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 10:20:52 -0000
 
> Alexey Merz
> Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 1999 12:25 AM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: [Leica] Re: value for money
> 
> 
> B.D. wrote:
> "Is the M a terrific camera? Yes. Am I willing to pay what 
> Leica charges?
> Obviously I am, as I now have two M6s. But am I getting the 
> value for my
> money that someone purchasing an F5 is getting? I don't think so. The
> M6 is
> the much more expensive camera."
> 
> See what they are worth in 15 years. See whether you can get
> replacement 
> parts for both. See whether you can get a 35/1.4 ASPH for the F5. (Yes
> you can for the EOS, but not for the F5). See what the 
> orthopedic surgeon
> charges you after you carry an F5 everywhere for 10 years. ;-)
> 
> 
> Value has a *huge* subjective component.
> 
> 
> -Alexey

All truem Alexey! ;-)