Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi BD, I love the idea too - as long as they are not subsidising it already to keep the R system alive. I remember a story about a friend of the owner of Aston Martin asking if he could buy a car at cost and being told that retail was cheaper! Frank --- Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca> wrote: > B. D. Colen offered: > Subject: RE: [Leica] new 1ds mark II > > > > I realize that there are development costs, etc. > But I wonder...What do > > you suppose would happen if Leica offered that > back at cost? That's > > right - at cost? Let's suppose that the back COSTS > $1500 to produce. > > Suppose they sold it for $1500, which would allow > any Leica R owner to > > get into high quality digital for $1500. And would > allow anyone else to > > get into high quality digital AND Leica for the > $1500 plus the cost of a > > used R8...How many R bodies would Leica then sell? > How many R lenses? > > I'm no business man, but I'll bet they would make > allot more money in > > the long run selling that thing at cost, bringing > new Leicaphiles into > > the Leicatent than they'll ever make selling it > at 4K plus...<<,, > > Hi B.D., > Brilliant concept! > > I've no idea how many R8-9's there are out in the > world, but I bet at cost > dang near every R8-9 owner would be picking one up > and or be seriously > thinking about it, until it was obvious everyone > else was getting the > digi-back band wagon and everybody would buy one. > > And they'd sell far more in his fashion and gain > tremendous promotion for > their brilliance in marketing. > > However, I don't think they're bright enough to see > the good in this and how > they could build it into a great selling promotion.. > > ted > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for > more information >