[Leica] Thoughts on the new Zeiss lenses

[red735i at earthlink.net (Frank Filippone)]

To repeat myself.... because they can, and some buyers will buy the
perceived improvement of "made in Germany".

It has some component of small volume runs, some labor costs ( overhead,
time and hourly rate) , and some distribution costs.  But the wild majority
is pure profit.  The 50/1.4 ASPH is the best example..... 8 times the street
cost of a 50/1.4 from Nikon......$300 vs $2500.

Frank Filippone
red735i@earthlink.net

I continue to wonder - Japanese worker pay scales are comparable
to German pay scales. So why are all the lenses made in Germany
*so* much more than  pricey than premo Japanese lenses, incl.
CV lenses.

Scott