Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/10/14

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Subject: [Leica] D800E pixel-peepers
From: images at comporium.net (Tina Manley)
Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2012 18:49:28 -0400
References: <D3C81543-879B-4F7D-A73F-810C3AB46715@usjet.net> <CCA0B3C9.24C93%mark@rabinergroup.com> <80F9701439F20347874CE5E4E03C22E998AE6FFA@WhizzMAIL01.whizz.org> <00c001cdaa5d$d8e529f0$8aaf7dd0$@verizon.net>

I talked to a photojounalist who just returned from China.  He said all of
the camera shops there were full of Leicas and featuring them prominently.

Tina

On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 6:47 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i at 
verizon.net>wrote:

> I'll answer that from a financial point of view....
>
> A few years ago, Leica claims to have made 80 lenses a month.  This year
> they claim to be making 300 lenses a month.  Next year or so, 500 lenses a
> month.
>
> They make the bulk of their money on lenses....
>
> Frank Filippone
> Red735i at verizon.net
>
>
> So why do you think that 2013 will be the year of Leica's resurgence?
>
> john
>
>
>
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-- 
Tina Manley, ASMP
www.tinamanley.com


Replies: Reply from red735i at verizon.net (Frank Filippone) ([Leica] D800E pixel-peepers)
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