Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/14

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Dr Andreas Frijdal
From: Jim Brick <jim@brick.org>
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 14:46:42 -0800

Perhaps I'm dense Andreas. I don't understand your "dear Jim" response
below??? Did you not separate my response from Peter's allegation? Could
you please explain?

Jim



At 10:21 PM 2/14/99 +0100, you wrote:
>dear Jim,
>
>we might not all be collectors, but wasn't the "PAD" a bit funny ? the
>professionals.
>please don't hit too hard.
>
>ciao
>
>andreas
>

>
>>Peter K. wrote:
>>
>>> >  This is the reason the M is more a collectible than a user
>>> camera.
>>>
>>>> The Ms are nice but in reality little
>>>> used today by the great majority of photographers.
>>>


>>With this logic, it is difficult to imagine how Leica stays in business.
>>Collectors and people who don't take pictures typically don't buy new
>>cameras. The M6 would be history by now if "photographers" didn't buy them.
>>As with any camera system, there is a percentage of buyers that, for some
>>reason or another, never use the equipment. But this cannot be the
>>majority. There are enough "photographers" buying new M cameras and lenses
>>to fully support that division of Leica. It would be impossible to design
>>and produce all of the new M (ASPH and APO) lenses as well as the TTL M6
>>without a viable market. The company, Leica AG, would be long gone if
>>"users" did not buy new equipment.
>>
>>The notion that the M is more a collector than a user, or that the M is
>>little used today, is, fortunately, incorrect.
>>
>>Jim
>