Why Leica Camera is So Expensive

If you are a camera enthusiast, you might have asked yourself- why Leica camera is so expensive. Leica has been in the camera market for over a hundred years now. It has vast experience in the camera market. Moreover, its business views and production method is different from other prominent camera brands like Sony, Canon, Nikon and others. But still, why does Leica camera is so expensive, while you can get even a more high-end camera, in terms of specs, in the same price range? Is Leica camera really worth the money? Why do people even buy Leica cameras? All these we are going to discuss in this video. So watch the video till the end to know it all.
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00:00 - Intro
00:40 - Limited production & Excellent resale value
01:28 : Leica lenses
02:01 : Brand value & Aesthetic value
03:13 : Who is it for
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[BennyCFD]

In the film world I inherited a pristine Leica M3 from my dad, and I already had a Canon AE with a 50mm f1.8 lense. When looking at prints from both cameras same film same shot same light I could never tell the difference.

[rodnyg]

a camera is a tool, & if you understand how to use one to get what you want, then any half-decent manually operating camera will do fine. Everything else is an excuse to have it because you desire it

[Manduley]

One reason that was overlooked in this video and comments is that Leica cameras and lenses are also expensive because they are manufactured and hand built in Germany. They’re built by skilled technicians who are paid well. They have never been mass produced in Asia for example.

[MrArkien]

What is easily missed is that these cameras are excellent value for money on the 2nd hand market: you can get a SL (or even an S!) for less than 2k$, given their qualities it’s a steal. You get Leica lenses because of their unmatched image quality, you get Leica bodies because of the unmatched focus they give you when shooting (zero irrelevant distracting technical details), all in a small package (not medium format sized). I owned a X1 and M9, currently own a M10 and SL and I’m far from rich nor am I showing, and none of my Leica-shooter pals are… We’re mostly hiding our cameras to avoid attention in order to get genuine pictures (not posed)(both their small size and functional, no-bling esthetics, helps). Quite the opposite of the clichés…

[madnesstothemethod]

My Leica M10 was only camera that I ever bought new. That I felt was worth buying new, which I did in 2018, along with the 28 'Cron and 50/2.4 Summarit. The lack of automation and features has been an asset, not a hinderance to my creative process and the M10 has taught me much about photography as an artform. Das wesentliche? Indeed.

[rezamahtabi]

whoever says Leica is same level of other brands just try it, of course part of the price is because of the brand name which costs to be kept in high standard but just make a comparison and honestly express your feeling after that.
people who believe that a seiko wrist watch is showing time same as a Vacheron constantin or Patek philippe so they are the same value are majority of course and its true in this specific issue but just consider Seiko is produced in mass and maybe millions per year but for Vacheron and patek they make less than 2000 per year and for each piece it takes 2 or 3 masters to make it in lengthy time., vacheron has history of watch making of about 280 years and patek 200 years, nobody makes you to pay 40, 000 to 100, 000 and even more usd for a watch but if you feel you like it and have enough to afford it, its your call.

thanks for video and explanation.

[Vincent]

I’ve shot most of the early rangefinder film cameras and honestly, I couldn’t tell the difference in image quality. I’ve not tried the digital Leicas yet. Maybe one day I will, but for now I’m happy with the quality of the mirrorless cameras I use now.

[propriono]

One of the big 3 of binoculars with Zeiss and Swarovski. Is the same thing, you can get almost the same with a bino that cost 1/3, but sometimes you want the best.

[CryoftheProphet]

Leica SL system is still the greatest camera system ever made imo.. Sure it doesnt have some of the features of the newer cameras, but it was the first system to have the features many cameras only recently came out with. The SL2/s are even better. The real power of the SL system is in the glass, it just doesnt have any equals.

[victorhoe]

I know Leica optics as in Leica semiconductor inspection microscopes, which I was trained on in Westlar, Germany. I could never afford the digital nor the 35mm cameras. I do have a Leica branded 35mm point and shoot camera from 1995, when I worked for Leica.

[mglvmd]

while traveling in Europe in the early 70's, I found a Leica llla for $50 . when my Olympus 35rc was stolen, I started using the leica llla, and It changed my feeling for photography . using a rangefinder Leica is a different experience than using any other camera . in the. film days, leicas
seemed more reasonably priced . now digital m cameras are expensive, even when used, because the new price is so high . my film m cameras and lenses are way higher priced now than what I paid for them . I was able to find an m8 for under $1000 3 years ago, and recently
stretched and purchased an m240 3 weeks ago . an expensive watch is passive, but a camera is a tool for me . if I have a tool i like, and it works for me, I will enjoy and use it when ever possible . I am sorry Leica rangefinders are so expensive, but there really isn't an alternative .

[petermcginty]

In this video I didn't hear too many reasons why they are so expensive. All I heard was limited production, brand appeal and snob value. I actually got far more useful information from the comments below.

[kevinsmith]

Bought a used M10 and I’m very happy with it . It’s like going back to a manual film camera that happens to have a sensor on it. If you’re not interested in taking pictures this way, don’t get a Leica M. ( get a Q2 ) .

[Sabundy]

Very interesting video, and very informative about Leica

[popthatbeep]

I've always thought they are overrated, until I realized I can easily tell if a picture was taken by a Leica. The distinctive form of images produced is an art of its own

[mornnb]

What this video misses is that you're really paying the premium for unique features and performance, it's not just luxury. The M cameras rangefinder is a unique way to shoot that has high precision engineering requirements, and is paired with very compact and light yet high performance lenses, a lens like the 35mm or 50mm APO is better than most any lens you will find at this focal length, while being far more compact and light (pocket sized, under 300 grams). The SL series of cameras has a different concept, is an ordinary mirrorless system however the SL Summicron lenses are the highest performing lenses that you will find for a full frame camera in terms of contrast and sharpness.
People want to compare Leica to Rolls Royce, but Porsche would be a far better comparison. As their philosophy is to combine luxury and performance (especially optical performance). And what you are really paying for is the high precision required to do best performance in a lens that is about 1/3 the size of what is typical for full frame. Leica's philosophy can really be summed up in the phrase, no expense spared. They're expensive because they don't care about economising production.

[wilismatrix]

Leica can't be compared to PhaseOne or Hasselblad image quality and it cannot be compared to Sony A1 or Canon eos r3 performance and features. Looking to their products technical sheet I think that there is nothing special about their cameras and the only thing that can justify their price tag is the fact that they are handmade .

[eastwestphoto]

I have NEVER lost a dime in a Leica product and resold many Leica items.

[youmustmonthebiff]

Try creating a decent rangefinder camera in 2023. They’re the only ones (thankfully) still doing it. Not ‘rangefinder style’, an actual rangefinder. This is 90% why I shoot leica.

[생각대로]

it's kind of iPhone who sell brand only