Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/01/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It is all but impossible to compare. A Leica M6 was certainly more expensive new than a Canon EOS 1n when they were new. Leica lenses have always been more expensive than all but a tiny few from other makes. Comparing with today's prices here in the UK at the dealer I bought my Leica M9 and M from I find: Canon top body ?4899 Nikon top body ?4949 Leica top body ?5099 (colour) ?6200 B&W Yes the Nikon and Canon have more versatility, as they did in film days, but the difference in price is certainly less than in film days. Premium lenses are more difficult to compare since their are almost no equivalents in both FL aperture and build quality. Some samples though: Nikon 58mm f1.4 ?1599 Leica 50mm f1.4 asph ?2520 Canon 50mm f1.2 ?1259 I haven't used the Nikon but the Canon isn't a patch on the Leica 50 IME. FWIW, Frank D