Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/03/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Were you the one that bought Leica stock when it was low and benefited when it shot up during the M9 run? On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 11:17 PM, Frank Dernie <Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com> wrote: > It seems obvious to me that there will always be a tiny number of people > for whom a Leica will be the correct choice. At this tiny production volume > they will be expensive. Assuming increasing production capability will > increase profitability is a not uncommon mistake. > I have been pessimistic for the future of Leica ever since venture > capitalists got involved. They do not take a long term view. They are > rapists (IMHO). > Rolls-Royce cars used to have a 2 year wait for a new one, and dealers > would only accept orders from people who already had one. This kept second > hand prices sky high (above list), and it made complete sense for a wealthy > individual to buy a new one every year since, apart form the capital tied > up, it was cheap motoring. Probably not as good a car as a S-class > Mercedes, but very much cheaper to own. > Some bright spark convinced them to increase production to satisfy demand. > Once the second hand value collapsed, then the astute people who used to > run one stopped. The company went bust and ended up being sold to BMW who > continue to make "Rolls-Royces" in small numbers at huge prices. > This is the first time I have been genuinely concerned for the future of > Leica. > > > > On 6 Mar, 2015, at 06:58, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> > wrote: > > > > Of course it's different each time of course Leica must change. Every > > company must change and adapt.... > > > > On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 10:37 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> > > wrote: > > > >> It will be ... different..... > >> > >> Leica must change with the user demand. ( Remember the M8?) > >> > >> Frank Filippone > >> Red735i at verizon.net > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+red735i=verizon.net at leica-users.org] On > >> Behalf > >> Of Richard Man > >> Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2015 10:21 PM > >> To: Leica Users Group > >> Subject: [Leica] How many times have Leica died or will die? > >> > >> It's notably that Apple at 2000, was dying. So bad that Steve Job had to > >> bargained with his nemesis, Bill Gates. Since 1984, many epitaphs have > been > >> written for Apple. In 2015, Apple is now the largest company in the > world > >> (*cautious people always jump in and say - for now - *). > >> > >> Wasn't Leica in trouble in the late 40s until they came out with the > Leica > >> M3? > >> > >> Wasn't Leica "close to death" in the 70s with the onslaught of the SLR > >> (without the 'd')? > >> > >> Didn't Leica become irrelevant in the mid 2000s because everyone has > gone > >> digital? > >> > >> Leica may be gone by end of 2015, or may be it will surprise everyone > >> again. > >> We shall see... > >> > >> -- > >> // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> // > >> http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto > >> // https://www.facebook.com/Transformations.CosplayPortraits > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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.richardmanphoto.com> > > // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto > > // https://www.facebook.com/Transformations.CosplayPortraits > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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.richardmanphoto.com> // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto // https://www.facebook.com/Transformations.CosplayPortraits