Why Leicas cost so much...

[petermillard]

This is wonderfully insane; a 45 minute video of someone hand polishing a Leica camera body...

http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=yout ... zmy8Amb9ro

Feel free to skip a few sections

Pete

 

[JohnPW]

So, the camera body is "engineered" in Germany, the lenses are made in Japan but they go to Portugal for a 45 minute hand polish.

I suppose the 45 min polish in Portugal won't add that much to the price of £2,600.

Publicity stunt.

http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/ph ... s-big-as-m

 

[Jonzjob]

WOW!! That's almost as interesting as paint drying :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

I'll stick with my now old Canon 500D ta 8) 8)

 

[MIGNAL]

Just be careful guys. 99% of the world probably think that cutting dovetails is like watching paint dry. OK then, 98%.

 

[No skills]

Who'd of thought - 45 minute hand job videos on UKW... whatever next.