What's wrong with the Rolleiflex's name? ;) Łukasz
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Bob Blakely Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 11:28 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Re[4]: Let's get real, folks. It's like buying Rolex watch. Others may keep time just as well and be just as rugged and long lasting, but Rolex has the name. You can pay a lot for a name. Regards, Bob... ------------------------------- "In the carboniferous epoch we were promised perpetual peace. They swore if we gave up our weapons that the wars of the tribes would cease. But when we disarmed they sold us, and delivered us, bound, to our foe. And the gods of the copybook headings said, 'Stick to the devil you know.' " --Rudyard Kipling From: "Łukasz Kacperczyk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > My point was that I don't really understand the high price for Leica's. I > have a Rolleiflex Automat from 1937 (!) and it's still going strong. This > camera is 65 years old. You could buy a Rolleiflex for $100-150 depending on > the condition (of course there are more expensive ones, but that's another > question). Why is it that Leicas are so much more expensive. Even > considering the fact that a rangefinder is a very complicated device, the > difference shouldn't be that big IMO. > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > What would be an entry-level price, and what do you think you'd get > for the money? Would you also expect entry-level lenses? If so, same > questions apply. > > My oldest Leica is a 1959 M3, i.e. it's 43 years old and is set fair > for a lot more years. But let's be pessimistic and say it dies on its > 50th birthday. If you were to buy a Leica M7 today from The Classic > Camera in London, at GBP 1898.00, and it lasted 50 years, which is a > reasonable expectation for these things, it would have cost you Ł40.00 > a year. That strikes me as being a good deal cheaper than most other > cameras you can buy today. > > Wednesday, August 21, 2002, 1:35:52 PM, you wrote: > > > I meant a *new* entry level camera with an entry level *price*. > > > Łukasz > > > Hi, > > >> until Leica comes up with an entry level rangefinder (i.e. never), > > > the M2 was their entry-level rangefinder, back in 1957. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
