Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Actually, Steve, there are several things you're missing here: 1. It is of no interest or concern to me that Leica has more overhead than Tom Abrahamson has. What is of interest to me is the quality and price of the products they produce. If Tom can produce a product equal or superior in performance to that produced by Leica, why would anyone consider buying a product that costs twice as much without offering twice the benefit? 2. I feel no obligation to support the survival of Leica as a company. 3. I have far less respect than the little you have publicly stated you have for me, but I don't feel the need to repeatedly lash out at you in public without any personal provocation. ;-) B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Steve LeHuray Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 10:53 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Comments on a BD Colen statement & PMA B.D. Colen lashes out at Leica, again: > No hands on experience Sal - I'm basing it on the comparative number > of working parts, and the materials that Tom uses - and the utterly > ludicrous difference in price. I don't care if each unit is personally > autographed by Herr Cohen himself - at twice the price of a Tom A. > Rapidwinder that particular Leica offering is joke, and a rather sick > one at that. :-) > B.D., you seem to know so little about business. Leica has to pay for: Salaries for thousands of employees Health care for thousands of employees Factories to pay for and maintain R&D to pay for Advertising/marketing to pay for Has to produce hundreds (if not thousands) of units of product everyday Tom Abranshom has to pay for: 1, maybe 2 salaries Health care for 1, maybe 2 A small rental unit in a industrial park No R&D to pay for No advertising/marketing to pay for Daily out put is maybe 1 unit per day Is there something I am missing here? Is there something you are missing here? sl > -----Original Message----- > On Behalf Of Sal DiMarco,Jr. > > BD, you wrote ..."with it's not-as-well-made at twice-the-price > version of Tom A's Rapidwinder." > My question is what hands on experience do you have with the new > Leicavit M or the previous Leicavit MP to make such a statement? > > For those of you who have never been to a PMA, please understand > it is a selling show for DEALERS. PMA stands for Photo Marketing > Association. Unlike Photo East in New York which is aimed at > photographers. Happy Snaps, Sal > > > Sal DiMarco, Jr. > Philadelphia, PA > Web Site: http://members.fcc.net/sal.dimarcojr > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html