Leitz 30 mm 88° WwPlanokular WOW!

OK, at $1500 and 1.8#, has anyone ever even been near one of these? And if they are that valuable, what is it that makes them so good. Touted as 30mm and 88 degrees. Is it the name? Can anyone attest to the performance of this EP? Reminds me of the Smuckers commercials. " With a name like------------

Are they worth it? I have never looked thru one. I know I will probably be crucified for saying this, but hey...I'd "extrapolate" that it is probably a tad...little bit...overpriced. 8O Back in the ancient days when men were men, cameras had film, and dinos roamed the earth, Leitz had quite a reputation for a well build camera...and way expensive. Most internals were hand filed and made. You could stand on one of these without hurting them at all. Funny thing was, the Japanese cameras of the day perfomed better...meaning had much more accurate exposures and shutter timinghs since it was cookie-cuttered to tight specs in a factory. Go figure, robotics outdoes hand crafting.

It,s big, lots-o-glass, heard it performs well. Even if it was perfect...almost 3 times the cost for 6 more deg of afov than a Nagler.... for me, the stars better sing and dance thru that thing to be "worth" that.