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Fastest and most complete way to cover the 21-800 range, and empty your wallet

Film                
$         zoom      F/        Conversion    result
3000    21-35      3.5-4      1                21-35
8000    35-70      2.8         1                35-70
7200    70-180    2.8         1                70-180
36475  280-800  2.8-5.6    1                280-800

DMR                
$         zoom      F/          Conversion    result
3000    21-35      3.5-4      1.4              28-50
8000    35-70      2.8         1.4              50-100
7200    70-180    2.8         1.4              100-250
36475  280-800  2.8-5.6    1.4              400-1100

Digilux 3                
$         zoom      F/        Conversion    result
3000    21-35      3.5-4      2                42-70
8000    35-70      2.8         2                70-140
7200    70-180    2.8         2                140-360
36475  280-800  2.8-5.6    2                560-1600

Total cost:                
54675                

 

or just pick up a brand new Mercedes E320 4matic (wagon prefered)

 

(I wanted to post this as a table, but all my formatting got completely messed up... and I can't just put it in html)

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Fastest and most complete way to cover the 21-800 range, and empty your wallet

Film                
$         zoom      F/        Conversion    result
3000    21-35      3.5-4      1                21-35
8000    35-70      2.8         1                35-70
7200    70-180    2.8         1                70-180
36475  280-800  2.8-5.6    1                280-800

DMR                
$         zoom      F/          Conversion    result
3000    21-35      3.5-4      1.4              28-50
8000    35-70      2.8         1.4              50-100
7200    70-180    2.8         1.4              100-250
36475  280-800  2.8-5.6    1.4              400-1100

Digilux 3                
$         zoom      F/        Conversion    result
3000    21-35      3.5-4      2                42-70
8000    35-70      2.8         2                70-140
7200    70-180    2.8         2                140-360
36475  280-800  2.8-5.6    2                560-1600

Total cost:                
54675                

 

or just pick up a brand new Mercedes E320 4matic (wagon prefered)

 

(I wanted to post this as a table, but all my formatting got completely messed up... and I can't just put it in html)

 

Well, the lenses may last longer than your Mercedes and if you can justify the expense 55000 Dollars is not a lot for a professional lens line up. Businesses calculate with a cost of arond 100000 for one office workspace per year.

Make thecalculation for a digital medium format next, please.

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Or you could buy a Canon 1DsII with a 16-35 f2.8, 24-70 f2.8, 70-200 IS f2.8, 28-300 f3.5-5.6, 800 f5.6 (estimated $8,000), 100-400 IS, 400 f2.8 IS, 600 f4 IS all for $34,700 and wave $20,000 or buy a VW Beetle.

 

For the price of the leica system you could buy a fantastic Hasselblad H3 31mp system with a very nice set of lenses.

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Fine exercise... but the Leica price is pushed terribly up by the complete set of the modular Super Tele... just as an academic thought, I'll doubt one NEEDS ALL the four lenghts 280-400-560-800.

 

Luigi: Right on the button!

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