Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/07/09

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Is Big Brother Listening?
From: TM <spaniel@pacbell.net>
Date: Thu, 09 Jul 1998 07:02:44 -0700

Where will the September Photokina be held? Thanks.

LEICAMAN56@aol.com wrote:

> Rest assured that the LUG is monitored by both Leica USA and Solms.  I =
have
> this on good authority from my contacts in both Northvale and Solms.
>
> Some bad news from Solms.  S=F6nke Peters, M Product Manager and mainta=
iner of
> the Solms website, has left the company effective June 30th.  He was a =
good
> friend and a strong supporter of the LUG and the LHSA.  He will be sore=
ly
> missed.
>
> More bad news from Solms:  Klaus Dieter Hoffman, CEO of Leica Camera, h=
as been
> sacked.  Apparently as a result of poor stock performance in the last t=
wo
> quarters.  It seems that someone needed to take the blame.  Rather unfa=
ir,
> since most of Leica's stock woes can be directly traced to poor sales i=
n the
> Pacific Rim.
>
> Leica needs to make a big impact at Photokina 98 in September.  Let's a=
ll keep
> our fingers crossed for the new M body that has been talked about so mu=
ch on
> the LUG.
>
> Bill Rosauer