Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/06/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, this is all saloon BS anyway. It's not like we have any influence on Leica except whether to buy their stuff :-) Although the strategy I mentioned is close to my heart as I struggle with that sort of decision everyday running my own teeny company. On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 4:35 PM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com>wrote: > Richard this is one of those endless 'Leica should.....' topics, I should > have resisted. E-mail me off list if you really want to debate why your > M8.3 > is a crock though ;-) ;-) > The comments on M9 production and the Summarit sales and marketing > decisions > are from the guys in charge. > > > Cheers > Geoff > > *Life's not black and white, except at both ends* > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > > On 15 June 2011 08:36, Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> wrote: > > > Geoff, while I agree with your assessment that this is a good short term > > strategy, I still think Leica can do well by introducing a current M8.3 > > with > > the magenta problem fixed (and leave the MP at 10, or may be 12, and crop > > sensor) and emphasize the Summarits line for that camera. Sell a package > > with a camera and a lens bundled for $4000 and that could ensure Leica's > > long term success. > > > > On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 2:51 PM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com > > >wrote: > > > > > Because Leica Camera's customers have bought more than twice as many > > > Summiluxes as Summarits when given the choice. > > > Because, even if it could be designed and produced for less, a lower > cost > > > body might cannabilise sales of the M9 which has sold at least twice as > > > well > > > as expected and taxed production capacity since it was introduced > anyway. > > > Why would they want to divert some of that capacity? The mount is > freely > > > usable for any manufacturer if they thought that they could or should > > > compete in the niche as well. > > > > > > A used M8 is the suggested alternate entry . > > > , > > > Cheers > > > Geoff > > > > > > *Life's not black and white, except at both ends* > > > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 7:03 PM, Frank Filippone < > > red735i at earthlink.net > > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > > > It's not about offering an M9 for $1, it's about offering an > > > ALTERNATIVE > > > > to > > > > > the M9 at a lower price point. Leica offers the Summarit lenses at > > an > > > > > intro > > > > > point, why not a body? > > > > > > > > > > Frank Filippone > > > > > Red735i at earthlink.net > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Leica Users Group. > > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> > > // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.com/blog/> > > // richard's personal photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> > > [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all > previous > > replies in your msgs. ] > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.com/blog/> // richard's personal photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all previous replies in your msgs. ]