Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi, Steven - You may have really gotten to it...that the folks who count are the collectors, not the users. Because, first, there is nothing exotic or special about a 35-70 2.8. Zoom...it is a standard PJ lens in autofocus for both Nikon and Canon....and, second, the pricing of many items is utterly ludicrous.....what will be interesting to see in the longish but not eternally long run is how the Leica rangefinder franchise holds up against serious competition...If the Konica Hexar RF bodies prove to be reliable, there may not be an M around much longer.... > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Steven > Alexander > Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2000 11:56 AM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] 35-70/2.8 out of production ??? > > > on 6/11/00 9:57 AM, B. D. Colen at bdcolen@earthlink.net wrote: > > > So let me make sure I understand this bit of marketing genius: > > > Good, God folks: If I have the basic facts right, this has to > be a classic > > STUPID MARKETING MOVE for the text books...UNLESS....It is simply a very > > obvious signal that the only reason Leica is producing the R > cameras at all > > is for prestige reasons, which may be the only reason is has kept the M > > alive,which would explain the utter lack of any kind of pro program or > > support... > > > > B. D. > > or maybe there are only 17 USA buyers of this very special Leica lenes, or > maybe someone made a mathmatical error and left off 1 zero, 2 zeros in the > production order??? There is always the possibility that they don't care > about users and only want to support the trader/collector. I gave up on > Leica R cameras in 1987 when they wanted+/- $100 bucks to replace > backs and > I got them from Minolta for $11.00, pretty good mark-up. > > With no real competition I still use M's but I guess that could change, > after all I now use electronic mail more than USPS. > > Happy snaps, > > Steven Alexander > >