Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/31

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: Apples and Oranges
From: Eric Welch <ewelch@ponyexpress.net>
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1998 23:21:07 -0600

>Granted Contax did with the G series, but
>they did improve things (OPINION 

Informed opinion preferred here. :-)

Why compete in a market smaller than SLRs? That's a really good question.
Because working outside the box makes money for small companies.

Because photographers need something else.

For the same reason ALPA came out with that monster.

For the same reason Contax breaks into MF.

It's fun, a chance to do something cool, makes money. Not billions, maybe,
but some camera manufacturers actually enjoy what they do. There's got to
be an easier way to make a living than cater to a bunch of people like
those of us who hang out here, no? :-)
- -- 

Eric Welch
St. Joseph, MO
http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch

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