Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It's nice that we have so many M7 designers on the LUG. I'm fairly sure we have more than Solms. My wish list is that Leica stays in business long enough to produce a M7. With less revenue from falling markets and product cut backs, Leica will be scrambling just to: 1) keep up the present mediocre level of slow product delivery, "quality control" and tardy repairs 2) avoid lay offs which would make # 1 above worse. All of this M7 stuff is just pie in the sky since Leica obviously doesn't' have the funds for it, or the in house technology to produce it. Instead of uselessly dreaming about something that Leica doesn't have ability to produce at the present time, the LUG could really perform a useful and much needed task by brain-storming how Leica can increase market share and profitability. The bean counting Solms Elves have a basic problem in that they don't understand their product or their customer very well. It was a very bad day for Leicas and Leica customers when the Leitz family sold the business. If Solms is listening AND willing to take suggestions, perhaps we could help them save their jobs, and our favorite camera. My own ideas on the subject will be in a separate "Help Save Leica" post Regards, Stephen Gandy