Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/09

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Subject: [Leica] An American Yankee in Herr Leitz' Court
From: firkin at ncable.net.au (Alastair Firkin)
Date: Mon Oct 9 01:05:05 2006
References: <200610052352.k95NpjYx020496@server1.waverley.reid.org> <4526E1B1.7050706@concentric.net> <45276902.9060605@nathanfoto.com> <8A821305-130A-4C81-8594-2B855287A5C5@shaw.ca> <45281A5D.5060503@nathanfoto.com> <4529412C.5040305@summaventures.com> <EA8BCCB8-81B4-4DF1-9C92-BEEBEEA8726F@cox.net> <6.2.5.6.2.20061008203645.02c5cec8@screengang.com> <45298012.6050409@gmx.de>

This was going to be my comment: "every-kid" has an iPod, so there  
must be plenty of money or borrowings sloshing around

cheers
On 09/10/2006, at 8:47, Douglas Sharp wrote:

> But the bloke said he wanted quality conscious mums to become Leica  
> users - does this mean that Hermes is still in there somewhere,  
> Leica as a fashion statement again.
> The iPod Generation has to be pretty flush already -  a 4gig model  
> costs, if not an arm and a leg, at least up to your elbows.
> Douglas
>
> Didier Ludwig wrote:
>> That's what all lifestyle product manufacturers say. But I doubt  
>> that the strongly consumption-oriented "iPod generation" (I  
>> believe this is just another marketing term for what we used to  
>> call "young people") buys a $4.5k manual camera, without lens.  
>> Leica has to find it's own new M generation, and 'iPod' might be  
>> the wrong key for that plan. I'd focus on nPJ ("new  
>> photojournalism"), yAA ("young advanced amateurs") and of course  
>> yLaD ("young lawyers and dentists").
>> :-)
>> Didier
>>
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>>> Steven Lee says he wants to reach to the iPod generation.
>>>
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