Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/03/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Frank, Leica Camera is not related to the other Leica companies... On Sun, Mar 15, 2015 at 11:59 AM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote: > When it was released the competitors were Hasselblad and Mamiya/PhaseOne - > neither are that big a company. The cost of ownership was similar across > all three, the S may have been cheaper but with more expensive lenses. It > is only since then that the Pentax 645D/Z has been released at a lower cost > but the lenses are not in the same league. The S lens range has been > expanded far quicker than the Hasselblad H range was and AFAIK the Leica > lenses are better in each equivalent focal length.... > > john > > -----Original Message----- > > The cost of developing a new product such as the S family, with all the > lenses, is enormous. They are charging an equally enormous (competitive > pricing issue for the same functionality) amount for each item. > > Their competitors are huge ( company to company comparison), charging > substantially less for the same functionality, and had a large established > base. They discount heavily. They are widely represented in the > marketplace. Leica is none of these. > > > Frank Filippone > Red735i at verizon.net > > > ROI is more important than profit and unless you've got some inside > information I'm not sure how you've determined it's a marketplace failure. > All I've heard is that it's selling better than expectations, and I would > imagine that the target ROI at the expected sales volume would be > sufficient. > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > http://doug-herr.fineartamerica.com > > > -----Original Message----- > >From: Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> > >Sent: Mar 14, 2015 11:04 PM > >To: 'Leica Users Group' <lug at leica-users.org> > >Subject: Re: [Leica] URL: WSJ on Leica > > > >I guess I was more focused on .... profits..... rather than optical > >superiority..... > > > >Frank Filippone > >Red735i at verizon.net > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+red735i=verizon.net at leica-users.org] On > >Behalf Of John McMaster > >Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2015 10:50 PM > >To: Leica Users Group > >Subject: Re: [Leica] URL: WSJ on Leica > > > >Really? It is regarded by most to have the best lenses available > >(outside of technical cameras) and beats anything else I have used by a > >large margin when it comes to results... > > > >john > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+john=mcmaster.co.nz at leica-users.org] On > >Behalf Of Frank Filippone > >Sent: Sunday, 15 March 2015 6:42 p.m. > >To: 'Leica Users Group' > >Subject: Re: [Leica] URL: WSJ on Leica > > > >Spinmeisters...... > > > >I still do not believe the S series is or will be other than an > >expensive marketplace failure.. > > > >Frank Filippone > >Red735i at verizon.net > > > >Doesn't say much, but passes a couple of minutes... > > > >http://www.wsj.com/articles/camera-maker-leica-survives-the-digital-shi > >ft-14 > >26295228?mod=WSJ_hp_RightTopStories > > > >john > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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