Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Buzz, Obviously there are no sales figures broken out for who buys what equipment. But I urge you to remember the condition of cameras you have seen used. How many really clean Nikon F's have you see selling for loads of money because they are mint. No professional use there. Nikon didn't sell 1,000,000 to professionals; they used the professionals to sell to all of us. Let us now consider the Noctilux. Ted, Tina, Mark, and Slobodan have Nocts and are professionals. Now, how many on this list just proclaimed they have Nocts and will not part with them? Hasselblads are probably the closest to being purchased by professionals more than amateurs just because of the cost/hassle factor. Mostly, you can't just drop your film off at the one hour lab. However, I suspect that more blads were sold to amateurs, again, based on the line up on the used shelf. A camera that has been cranked for years doesn't look so clean and untouched. Don dorysrus@mindspring.com - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Buzz Hausner Sent: Monday, September 01, 2003 8:26 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] Digital Leica M Don, I humbly request that you cite some actual figures to sustain the statements you make below. Otherwise, I for one would appreciate efforts to keep the unsubstantiated assumptions and hyperbole to a minimum. Buzz Hausner - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Don Dory Sent: Monday, September 01, 2003 8:19 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] Digital Leica M B.D. As in the past, amateurs or professional wannabees buy the vast majority of pro stuff. Example one would be the number of Nikon F's that have come out of the closet. Example two, to come on topic, how many Noctilux's have been purchased by amateurs? Example three would be the number of Hasselblads that the professional class bought to take snapshots with. 0.02 Don dorysrus@mindspring.com - -- 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