Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a technical sense, yes. But in terms of time expended on your part - probably not. :-) On 3/23/06 10:21 AM, "Barney Quinn" <bquinn@sgi.com> wrote: > > B.D. > > I got the sent with snapper mail part. Did I miss something else? :-) > > Barney > > > "B. D. Colen" wrote: > >> ___ >> Sent with SnapperMail >> www.snappermail.com >> >> ...... Original Message ....... >> On Wed, 22 Mar 2006 21:10:14 -0500 "Don Dory" <don.dory@gmail.com> wrote: >> "B.D. >> "I did not say that photography was in trouble, I said the business was in >> "trouble. As people who know what a camera should be able to do leave the >> "business and are replaced on the retail side by some loser who may or may >> "not be able to run the register then the knowledge base will be what is >> "found on the net. Have you read the other discussion groups? >> " >> "On the manufacturing side, we are seeing the large electronics firms move >> in >> "both because they would like to expand into a temporarily high margin >> "business and also it is a place to use spare manufacturing capacity. >> These >> "big conglomerates understand cameras like IBM understands PC's, ot that's >> "right, they sold the business. >> " >> "Don >> "don.dory@gmail.com >> " >> " >> "On 3/22/06, B. D. Colen <bdcolen@comcast.net> wrote: >> "> >> "> Yup, the business is changing. And I would hazard a guess that more >> people >> "> today are actually carrying around cameras all the time than did a >> decade >> "> ago. Some of those cameras are embedded in cell phones, but those >> people >> "> are thinking about images- and those cameras are getting better. >> "> >> "> Times change; economic configurations change; art forms change. >> "> >> "> By the way, most buggy whip manufacturers went out of business when >> cars >> "> came in. And most auto manufacturers are long gone as well. You may >> bemoan >> "> their loss, but more people are driving than ever before. Which may or >> may >> "> not be good. >> "> >> "> Bottom line? If you love film, use it. But all of this digital is >> "> destroying photography is pretty silly. >> "> ___ >> "> Sent with SnapperMail >> "> www.snappermail.com >> "> >> "> ...... Original Message ....... >> "> On Tue, 21 Mar 2006 22:00:40 -0500 "Don Dory" <don.dory@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> "> "B.D., >> "> "I beg to differ. On the manufacturing side we have lost Kyocera, >> Konica, >> "> "Minolta. If sales don't pick up we will lose Olympus and NIkon within >> "> three >> "> "years: Olympus after a major sale and pirating Nikon's coop dollars >> "> managed >> "> "a whopping 11% market share in the U.S market. If Nikon doesn't start >> "> "shipping huge quantities of D200's really soon they will be looking >> "> fondly >> "> "on the stepper business. Kodak will probably be out of the camera >> "> business >> "> "in less time based on the amount of space they gave cameras at PMA. >> "> " >> "> "On the retail side, the small players are going away as in closed >> doors >> "> with >> "> "no one interested in the business. For photography related purchases >> we >> "> "will soon be at Wal-Mart, Ritz, B&H, the local big box electronics >> store, >> "> "and a few regional chains. K&S, Samy's, Bergen, and a few others will >> "> "survive at least for this generation. Without a place to promote >> "> "photography, we will end up with camera phones as the standard >> equipment. >> "> " >> "> "Strong words, sure; but you were not talking to the folks in the photo >> "> "business in Florida. An indication of how things are going is the >> "> serious >> "> "talk of folding PMA into CES. >> "> " >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- > Barney Quinn, Jr. > (301) 688-1982 (O) > (240) 535-3036 (C) > (877) 220-0981 (P) > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information