nathantw wrote:

Actually, I think it works well. Patek Phillipe isn't the only watch
maker in the world, but their watches have been sold at auction up to
$13 million. Yes, you read correctly. There are "cheaper watches" out
there but they're considered the best made watches. Others would
disagree with that statement just as we're doing with the Leica and
"cheaper cameras."

A "cheaper camera" could include a Hasselblad, a Rollei, a Linhof, a
Sinar, a Zeiss Ikon, a Contax G and a multitude of cameras from
established companies that professionals have used for years if not
decades. We all know what kind of photographs could be made with those
"cheaper cameras."

First, if you compare cameras, you have to stick to the same format:
Comparing Leica to LF doesn't make sense.

Of the 35mm ones you mention, the designers of the Contax G had the
*wonderful idea* of making it autofocus and then implementing it poorly
at that. Main reason why the Contax G failed.
The Zeiss-Ikon is an interesting alternative, but you can buy a used
Leica for less than a new Z-I. The Leica will outlast the Z-I by several
decades.
The Cosina-Voigtländers aren't that well built and have short
rangefinder bases.
So there really aren't that many alternatives in the world of quality
35mm rangefinder cameras.
You also can't compare a leica to, say, a Nikon F6; they have totally
different uses.

Until then we can basically
say that the Leica 10MP camera will be similiar to the ones taken with
a Nikon 10MP camera since they use the same imaging chip.

There's a thing hanging on to the front of your camera. Its called a
lens. It makes a difference.