Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/09/17

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Subject: [Leica] Leica prices
From: hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson)
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:08:40 +1000
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Douglas to be fair those three particular lenses are very advanced designs
with little if anything comparable from elsewhere.
I don't think that Leica is 'milking' its customers on price with those.
They are certainly exotic specifications for those that need or want them
and can find the money!

2009/9/17 Douglas Nygren <dnygr at cshore.com>

> While some feel that Leica's asking price for the M9 is something they are
> willing to pay in order to get the finest results in their work, I am not
> able to say that.
>
> It's not just the M9's price that I'm reacting to. It's the overall jump.
> The new Noctilux and the 1.4 21mm and 24mm cost an arm and a leg.
>
> Are we witnessing Leica as a cash cow--milk the market until it goes dry?
>
> I hope not.
>
> The second Tri-Elmar certainly is not cheap, but it's three lenses in one.
> One can concoct a rationale to buy it. If you look at the Zeiss 15mm for
> 3,000, the Tri-Elmar doesn't look that out of line.
>
> We will have to see where Leica's pricing leads. In the time being, the
> jump in prices certainly doesn't hurt the value of our used glass.
>
> Top of the day to you all--Doug
>
>
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