Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/15

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Subject: Re: [Leica] On the Nikon S3
From: Dan Cardish <dcardish@microtec.net>
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 09:26:18 -0400

There are 7000 orders for the S3 at $5500 each?  I wonder if these people
would be interested in some nice property in Florida for a bargain price,
best time to visit is at low tide....

Dan C.

At 08:10 AM 15-08-00 -0500, Larry Kopitnik wrote:
>>Some different scenarios on the S3 could get to be the case:
>
>You've overlooked one scenario, the one I think most likely. The S3 
>proves popular enough that Nikon introduces a popularly-priced 
>rangefinder camera using the same lens mount as the S3, and a line of 
>lenses to support it. Those lenses, of course, would be useable on 
>the S3 as well.
>
>Consider how the numbers reported here on the LUG -- that Nikon has 
>orders for over 7000 S3s at $5500 each, and may manufacture as many 
>as 8000 of them -- 

Replies: Reply from Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com> (Re: [Leica] On the Nikon S3)