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Ryan · 05-10-2012, 10:03 PM

A big day at Leica yesterday... The famous German camera maker announced the new Leica M Monochrom ($8,000), the new X2 ($2000), and the new 50mm Summicron ASPH ($7200) along... To read the rest of this blog entry from The Gear Journal, click here.

mike13u · 05-11-2012, 08:21 AM

It is absolutely about upscale retail and that all its about. Its the Armani of small cameras.
Do they put out a good product? Yes.
Is any of it worth 10x more than competitors? No.

With all the outstanding MicroFT and Mirrorless Cameras emerging, I see no reason why anyone should drop that kind of coin for Leica.

But, I do understand that some like the name Rolex on their wrist because they fear nobody will know the name Sinn. Suckers.

05-10-2012, 10:03 PM	#1
Ryan Administrator Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 381	New Leica Crap... A big day at Leica yesterday... The famous German camera maker announced the new Leica M Monochrom ($8,000), the new X2 ($2000), and the new 50mm Summicron ASPH ($7200) along... To read the rest of this blog entry from The Gear Journal, click here.

05-11-2012, 08:21 AM	#2
mike13u Junior Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 4	Re: New Leica Crap... It is absolutely about upscale retail and that all its about. Its the Armani of small cameras. Do they put out a good product? Yes. Is any of it worth 10x more than competitors? No. With all the outstanding MicroFT and Mirrorless Cameras emerging, I see no reason why anyone should drop that kind of coin for Leica. But, I do understand that some like the name Rolex on their wrist because they fear nobody will know the name Sinn. Suckers.

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