Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bill Erfurth: << If I were a major stock holder in Leica Camera, AG, I would be extremely unhappy. - ------------------------------- Bill, I would be too!! :-) When I stated that Leica has a good product line and that they have very little competition, I certainly did not even get into whether that's good for their bottom line or not. But IMHO, I really don't think Leica has any real competition for the M and R line. The M system stands alone as the only manual rangefinder with fast interchangeable lenses. The R system is the only modern manual-focus SLR (aside from Contax SLR's). So in effect, little or no competition (again, not the largest niche in the world, but...). I really don't think Leica is competing with Canon or Nikon. You either want AF or you don't; and the price points of new Leicas further takes it out of competition with other brands. What I can't understand is how Minolta and Pentax compete with Canon and Nikon!!! Cheers, Arturo