[Leica] Untitled

[mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)]

The writing has been on the wall for a long time that the market for a
manual focus SLR system was not there. Putting money into it was like
throwing money right out the window. Leica is not here to fulfill the
personal whims of the handful of people still interested in a manual focus
SLR or DSLR system. Leica is there to stay in business and make money . The
days of throwing money out the window are over. Companies have to make
products which sell.
The S system is going to sell. And its going to help put Leica back in a
very strong position. A position of the camera company making the best
camera.  And the S is in many ways the best camera for many applications.
Things people used use a Hasselblad for. And still do.  But not for long. I
think the Digital Leica M and Monochrom will also thought of as "best
cameras" for plenty of applications not the same applications as the S
system.
Its not about you Marc. Its about a company that's back in the black and
doing well very much because its not listening to this kind of nonsense from
a small handful of loud egocentric crackpots..... Maintaining camera systems
which just don't sell.


On 1/15/13 3:48 AM, "Marc Dufour" <foto at marcdufour.net> wrote:

> Even with just half a brain, it's easy to verify Leica has disregarded
> thousands of long time R lenses users and lovers.
> It was much more than a small but solid market, and still appreciates these
> lenses, but doesn't care the present company, nor its
> future
> 
> 
> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: lug-bounces+foto=marcdufour.net at leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+foto=marcdufour.net at leica-users.org] En nombre de 
> Mark
> Rabiner
> Enviado el: martes, 15 de enero de 2013 5:11
> Para: Leica Users Group
> Asunto: Re: [Leica] Untitled
> 
> I don't think Leica has destroyed anything or lost anything it was obvious 
> to
> anybody with half a brain that the transition to
> digital for a company like Leica was not going to be smooth. Its first outs
> did not have the luck of the Irish behind them it could
> have gone better but it just didn't.  I think with the introduction of the
> Digital M and Monochrom Leica is solidly back on track
> and will win back its small but solid market slice just like it had in the
> 1980's and 90's.
> The Leica name is as  str0ng as ever (brand) they are making money hand 
> over
> fist making cameras as fast as they can and doing what
> appears to be solid Research and development. Then years ago they were 
> being
> spoken of in the past tense. I'm looking forward to
> getting by M glass back going in the very near future  and I doubt I'm the
> only one in that situation.
> 
> By the way to those who complain about how new lenses have gone through the
> roof. You can still buy used Leica glass from the 90's,
> 80's, 70's, 60's, 40's maybe even 30's with range of price points matching 
> up
> with a range of quality levels.
> 
> 
> On 1/13/13 9:45 AM, "Marc Dufour" <foto at marcdufour.net> wrote:
> 
>> Leica has destroyed in few years a well-deserved prestige and lost the
>> confidence of the most demanding photographers.
>> Almost a century of the best craftsmanship just wasted... by stupid
>> businessmen. Time to recover other values?
>> 
>> Merci pour ton commentaire!
>> Et amiti?s,
>> Marc
> 
> 
> 
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