----- Original Message ----- From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 11:27 AM Subject: Re: 28-105 vs 24-90 vs 35-105
> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Rob Brigham > Subject: RE: 28-105 vs 24-90 vs 35-105 > > I disagree. The Limited lenses are expesive because they are > hand built lenses with no compromises in the design. They use > machined metal where most lenses use injection molded plastic, > which is a much more expensive production method, but makes for > a lens that will maintain it's optical precision for far longer. > There are no compromises in the optical formulaes. They are > designed to give a particular, very high quality image, which is > both difficult and expensive to acheive. > There is no economy of scale with the Limited lenses. They > aren't churning them out by the thousand on a production line. > If you really think they could sell them cheap, but decided to > sell them expensive, thats your prerogative. > By the same token, Rolls Royce could sell their cars for under > 20,000 dollars, if they really wanted to. > > William Robb That is all just pure uniformed speculation William, nothing else.
