Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A partial answer to the reasons Nikon sells more units than Leica can be found in this thread: http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=003ZzL Mike Levitt's first post listing the reasons he switched from F5 to R8 for auto racing photography says it all, particularly his experience replacing Nikon 80-200 f/2.8 zooms annually. So... if he uses the F5 system for 10 years, he buys 10 80-200 zooms, but if he uses the R8, he buys only one 70-180 zoom. Therefore Nikon out-sells Leica 10-to-1 from this factor alone! Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html