Ken, how many of those people face terrorism on a more frequent basis than we Americans?

It's complicated and sad, all around that's for sure. I consider myself very lucky to live here in this rich nation, even still.

*Drools*

If this thing performs like their audio products do, holy crap.

I need to make more money!

I'm not trying to be a troll here, but some of these comments are just a tad asinine.

For all the folks commenting about the stats not measuring up to a 30D, or that a "real" photographer (whatever that is) would choose another camera over this one, I submit to you that this is a specialized tool. A rangefinder camera is unlike a DSLR. It's highly favored by photojournelists for it's relative silence and unobtrusiveness vs. DSLR's, which scream, "Look at me! I'm a CAMERA!"

A photographer will use the best camera for the given job. That's why different cameras exist in the marketplace!

Another reason why this camera is so expensive is that it's lovingly manufactured in Germany, where labor costs are higher than that of Asia, where most Canon / Nikon / Pentax / etc. cameras come from.

In a marketplace where product cycles are insane, and cameras are "obsolete" monthes after their purchase, it's refreshing to know that a company still cares about their products, and supports them years after they've been discontinued, which is very much the case in Solms, Germany.

This makes me think that they will come out with a different camera for the U.S. market, perhaps?

(Maybe i'm just being self-centered, eh?)

I'm sure he has, but he just hasn't seen to brag about it.