Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/04/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 07:21 PM 4/5/98 +0200, you wrote: >Solms needs a little pushing and could rush the M series selling >ciphers, if they'd allow a temporarily limited 90 mm advantage. >Maybe, they may even put a little pressure on the Contax ciphers. > >Or is it completely absurd from economical standpoint ? Maybe not, but I don't understand what you mean by cipher. To me that has to do with secret codes, or writing dictated words. Where have you heard Leica has had such losses in Asia? Was it on their web page? I'd like to see the international numbers, since sales in the U.S. and many other places are so much better since the introduction of the R8, and with all these new lenses, I can't imagine it going down everywhere. What would explain the losses in Asia? Interesting. I have another theory that might go with yours. Maybe they have a surplus of the 90 Summicron R's and they don't see the need to make any more for a while, so the manufacturing capacity can be utilized for some other lenses. Then when that slows down, or the supply in stock diminishes, they'll start making the APO R version? Either way, they can work with their capacity to produce the maximum equipment to keep us happy. :-) No more winder/motor shortages of supplies, we can hope. ========== Eric Welch St. Joseph, MO http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch You'll get what's coming to you ... Unless mailed