Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/03/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No. I am not a professional gambler. >________________________________ > From: Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> >To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >Sent: Friday, 6 March 2015, 7:20 >Subject: Re: [Leica] How many times have Leica died or will die? > > >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 > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >