You’re paying for the NAME, as much as for the product. And overpricing is rife in the so-called “designer” market - even, dare I say, among top-grade DSLRs e.g. 5,000 GBP for the newest Nikon, but far less for the equivalent Pentax K1 at 1600 GBP. Do they cost so much different to make ? - almost certainly not. And Leica prices - well wow is all I can say to them ! Do buyers actually use them, or just collect them. dan > On 24 Feb 2016, at 17:00, photoforum-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > Today's Topics: > > 1. you get what you pay.. uh.. (karl shah-jenner) > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2016 01:45:27 +0800 > From: karl shah-jenner <shahjen@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: PhotoForum educational network <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: you get what you pay.. uh.. > Message-ID: <76B9B457F2CA4DECB0FD0A85EC169729@karl1> > Content-Type: text/plain; reply-type=original; charset=iso-8859-1; > format=flowed > > $400 seems a lot for a sponge: > http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2016/02/the-inside-of-this-us700-battery-is-mostly-a-sponge/ > > pro quality doesn't seem to mean much these days.. about $20 worth of cheap > Chinese LiIon batteries and a pretty naff looking circuit in a $700 battery > from a Big Name company. but I guess hey, if you've spent 10k on their > 'Pro' product .. > > Always amazes me just how shoddy some of the supposed top end gear is when > you pull it apart. >
