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p.4 #9 · p.4 #9 · Leica Q vs Sony RX1rII - My in depth impressions | |
millsart wrote:
I always find it odd how many people think that just because we buy some camera's, enjoy photography, and spend a lot of times on photograph forums we somehow think that means we'd know the first thing about running a global camera company. Its a bit like saying just because I eat 3 meals a day and enjoy dining out that I'd be qualified to run a huge restaurant chain.
I would simply say, try finding a Q in stock for the past 6 months; its seeming selling quite well.
Leica appears to know their market, and thus their business pretty well.
If Leica built 100 cameras and they sold out, sure they are selling well, but would you call it a sales success?
No one can make any judgments, both good or bad, based on product availability. It is purely a guess on your part.
On another note, this lens has by far some of THE highest distortion ratings I've ever seen. Uncorrected, the distortion is over 10%.
What exactly is the reason for the high cost of this camera then? Leica lenses are normally priced VERY high because they are optically corrected. Leica achieves this extremely high level of performance by using very complex designs as well as manufacturing techniques. This drives up costs and as a result, prices too.
Now Leica has produced a lens design that some have (correctly) labeled "unusable" without digital correction.
The only explanation that I can think of is that this camera is of a very cheap design, which is then corrected via software, allowing Leica to make very high margins due to extremely low costs of design and manufacture.
This isnt really a problem per se because the camera and lens are attached and the digital correction will always be used. However, I'm constantly wondering what exactly are people paying this very high price for? The only benefit for this approach is Leica's bottom line.
Would people be pleased with Leica if they continue to move down this path of non optically perfect lenses with the problems cleaned up in software?
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