Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/07/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 02:42 PM 7/9/98 +0200, you wrote: >Comment :I was told that the main reason is the S1 which is a primary >strategic mistake justifying the sack of the CEO. No sales whereas costs >of production have inflated dangerously.Why ? The S1 is an equipment good >for museums, research centers, etc ; not for individuals. Now, since Leica This camera needs to be marketed at anyone but Leica users. Like New York catalogue photographers who could pay for it in less than a week, and save enough money in a year to buy another one from reduced film and processing costs. The camera could sell itself. Besides, it hasn't been out long enough to say "no sales." Short term sacking leads to long term strategic foolishness. >the latter was the market of consumer goods.Instead of the S1, Leica would >have to produce the...marvelous Fuji MX-700, the digital camera Oskar >Barnack would like to imagine. That's not the camera that's the same as the Nikon ES, is it? That's a piece of junk, and Fuji helped build it. - -- Eric Welch St. Joseph, MO http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch Nix illegitimi carborundum ( Don't let the bastards grind you down)