Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]George, I would wish that Leica had stayed out of the digital competition. I think that it is one that they cannot win: they're too small (and too late) vs. their competitors in that field to conquer a big market. The only thing I don't know is this: Suppose that they would have concentrated on analog, and would have become the true and only 35mm specialist of that field, in all aspects. Would the niche that they would have created for themselves (specialist, thus very expensive) be big enough to survive? Or is the chance of survival bigger when going the digital route: a bigger market, but so much more competition? A competition that, by the way, was created by Leica itself: if you're the best, and cannot be beaten in your field, you oblige your competitors to become more creative. Canon, and now Nikon, too, perfectly understood that. Fluxus, really. I just hope that Leica picked the right wave and stays on it as long as possible. Philippe Op 19-sep-07, om 21:47 heeft Lottermoser George het volgende geschreven: > Again true enough. However, the "Leica risk" often seems much more > in folks' minds than in reality. I remember the "they're going > under" weeks on this list; the "M8 is a joke" weeks; the "DMR is a > piece of s**t" weeks, etc. Meanwhile I never felt the risk with > Leica. Not once. I've always been in the camp that puts my faith in > the quality of the glass and the hardware, film and/or sensors > behind the glass. Never been disappointed. Who's uncertain? > Uncertain about what? > > If the R10SLD never materializes I'm still totally satisfied with > my M8 and DMR kits, as well as my M6TTL and the other R8 film body. > The whole notion of uncertainty regarding Leica seems much more in > folks minds than having any basis in reality. Leica may remain > quiet or even silent on upcoming releases; yet they keep making > really fine photographic equipment. Yes. They're a quirky little > company with strange idiosyncrasies that may frustrate the > impatient as we wait for our babies to be released from intensive > care, or wait for the latest and greatest whatever. Yet, for me, > the stuff has always been worth the wait. Always. With certainty. > > The only real uncertainty for me - how can I justify another M8 and > where will I get the funds for the R10SLD - when it appears - > whatever it may be called. > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > george@imagist.com > > > > On Sep 19, 2007, at 2:26 PM, Christopher Birchenhall wrote: > >> Indeed that is true; dangerous sports is a must for some. On the >> whole >> people prefer less risk than more. Given that observation on human >> nature, its bad business not to address the feeling of risk felt by >> your customers; to rely on passion for dangerous sports is not what I >> think Leica is about. > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >