[Leica] nikon in NY times paws and geek chic

[mcyclwritr at comcast.net (mcyclwritr@comcast.net)]

Regarding Nikon's bid to mimic the Famous Stupid Apple Trick and bring it to 
the camera industry, Nathan writes:

"I certainly hope they reconsider, because I would hate to see Canon become 
a quasi-monopoly."

No need to wait to hate, Nate. A speaker at recent photo seminar offered 
this statistic, "Canon now sells 75% of all digital cameras." (He might have 
even said 85%.) In terms of volume, whichever percentage it is translates 
into more digital camera sales that all other manufacturers. Combined. 

Here's what that means. Canon has the revenues and resources to accelerate 
technological advances far beyond those any other manufacturer. I can easily 
imagine the Canon technoids testing, refining and discarding a sixpack of 
potential digital advances while another manufacturer is still futzing 
around trying to pop the top (or back) on its first digital SLR. 

Why, mercy, that's nearly Leica content, speaking metaphorically.   

-Chris Lawson