Yeah Dan, exactly on the leica front. I get the lenses but you can but them on all kinds of m43 and other mirrorless cameras and the quality is all there.
I use Contax G's on my Sony because they cost less then Leica and well they are just better.
I use Contax G's on my Sony because they cost less then Leica and well they are just better.
On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 2:10 PM, Dan Mitchell <danmdan3842@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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
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> $400 seems a lot for a sponge:
> http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2016/02/the-inside-of-this-us700-battery-is-mostly-a-sponge/
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> 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 ..
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> Always amazes me just how shoddy some of the supposed top end gear is when
> you pull it apart.
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