I have an Alpha automatic watch, it looks like, and works like a Rolex Explorer II. Now I have compared them side by side at a jewelers. I would guess the Rolex costs about twice as much to make as the Alpha. The Rolex lists for over $5000. The Alpha cost me $45. Note that the Rolex is 100 times as expensive as the Alpha. People will pay a premium for the name.
-- graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" ----------------------------------- Douglas Newman wrote: > --- "Digital Image Studio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > << a user can buy a bog stock body, granted they are > expensive but not unreasonably so. >> > >>From B&H: > > Leica M7: $3,495 > Voigtlander Bessa R3A: $549.95 > > Is the M7 really worth more than more than SIX times > the price of the R3A? > > I find this extremely hard to believe. > > There is no doubt that Leica can produce some > magnificent glass and even excellent cameras. > Unfortunately, I find their prices to be absolutely > outrageous... > > New Doug > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
