Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/02/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It is interesting that Zeiss Ikon is starting up a rangefinder system just as Leica is having difficulty. The problem with Leica is that they are so durable and reliable, most Leicaphiles buy used. On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 21:56:03 -0500, Don Dory <dorysrus@mindspring.com> wrote: > As the stock price declines, a white knight could gobble up the company > for chump change, half to a third of the price of a Gulfstream. The > brand name and patents are worth more than that. The contents of the > Leica museum are worth more than that. > > What would a rabid collector pay for the real Leica 1? What would the > real Barnack camera go for? What would a University pay for the design > drawings and notes from the early history of the company? > > Some one tell me what Japan paid for the original Naylor camera > collection. Isn't the Leica collection worth at least as much in that > it is obviously authenticated and vertically integrated. > > Some Korean company could buy the company, move the production equipment > and key employees to Korea and make the lenses for 20% and sell them for > 50%. > > Hold on to your hats, go out and take pictures, buy the equipment that > you feel will be key to you, and take images that move your soul. What > will be, will be. > > Don > dorysrus@mindspring.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >