Re: [Leica] Re: AF R Series?

[Andre Jean Quintal <quia250249@yahoo.com>]

Martin,
[ . . . ]
They are only taking the risk of not selling one body with the potential of
selling more lenses.  Thus giving the world another alternaitve.
[ . . . ]
Bill

	1 / It's not so sure Germans [ and many others ]
	aren't REAL PROUD of LEICA products,
	even if they don't or can't all own such.

	2 / To maintain the sort of manufacturing
	levels of quality, which may not be all that
	automatable, perhaps, who knows if it could
	be done to deliver such a level of craftsmanship
	on, say, double or triple or ten times the quantities
	produced currently.

	3 / Then, LEICA being "real value" oriented,
	it could very well be a factor that would lessen
	the overall value of the established LEICA base,
	customer loyalty (which could then "transfer"
	as a less meaningful "alternate lens manufacturer"),
	LEICA stocks per se, gradually watering down
	the whole LEICA market,
	world-wide network, business philosophy
	and corporate mentality and be gobbled up in no time
	by some corporate take-over as dedicated
	"followers" loose sight of what it REALLY is they
	invested in to start with and give in
	to the consensus mentality of immediate
	cash returns on a sell-out versus developing
	the capital value of the whole corporation,
	which has what it takes to endure
	in very many ways.

	Market pressures are one thing,
	managing such a high tech firm another.

	Market share is one thing,
	a self-supporting, profitable corporation
	with social consciousness and commitment,
	loyalty towards its employees and managers,
	then its dealers and customers, another.

	[ I would also question the presumption
	that a LEICA camera is not such a good
	purchase, implicit in such comments. ]

	Obviously, it shows that you can SEE
	the difference with LEICA products
	and wish "the others" could reach such heights.

	I'll buy that !

	Andre Jean Quintal