Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 08:24 PM 2/16/98 -0800, you wrote: >Eric, relax a bit and you'll be able to recognize sarcasm more Oh, yeah, that. Sorry, I sometimes do get wrapped up in the serious side of things. <G> >at least the Chevrolet driver knows about the Porsche. Leica is not as >well known as it should be, and a campaign built around it's historical >importance and ties to the greats of photo-journalism would only help Yes, that is right. They should also tie it to the greats of our time. Wait, they do. I've seen ads with Sebastiao Salgado. Where were they? Leica Photography? Dang. >Eric, if you are going to judge Leica's repairs by Nikons or Canon's, >shouldn't Leica charge Nikon or Canon prices? Your viewpoint is Why should Leica charge more? They charge less! They have to keep the staff (the most expensive part of a repair department) at tolerable levels. Profit margin probably determines how much they can spend on that department. I have never had a complaint. Their service is better than Nikon's and Canons. If you don't believe that, hang out in Compuserve and the Nikon and Canon forums. You'd think the world fell apart when the Nikon F5 turned up a battery eating problem in early models that was simply a software glitch. >How would you help improve Leica's sales and profitability? Hey, count the number of people in the past year who were Nikon and Canon owners who have switched with my help. I can name two on this very list! <G> Speak up guys! ========== Eric Welch St. Joseph, MO http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch I used to have a handle on life, then it broke