Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I agree with Nigel. I don't think that Leica has much "status." Few people know or appreciate them. Tom Shea << The stereotypical "Rich amateurs" (i.e. those whom the marketing surveyors would propose as a model of the type) want an expensive-looking, status-name camera which has every up-to-the-muinute technological gizmo that this month's amateur photo magazines proclaim are essential for making their photography look as good as the pros'. The R8, for example, doesn't satisfy those criteria. >>