Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>Mikiro >Strasbourg, France said: > >Hi, Bruce. >I have a different impression. I got one of those used G1's on the shelves >and used it for two years in Tokyo (along with two M6). I for one got a G >because I wanted a small camera with which I can use small "Zeiss" lenses. >It was not a substitute for an M Mikiro, I'm sure you'd agree that there are many more non-pro G owners than pro; also that there are many more G owners who do not *also* own an M than those who do. Therefore, I think it's a mistake to use a sample of such pros to generalize about the reasons for ownership for the entire group. I think that *most* people who bought Gs were buying a "Leica-Lite," and were encouraged to think that way. I would also note that, in general, pros make narrower niche distinctions than do non-pros. For example, you could say that an M-4P and an M-6 fill different niches. I know lots of people who use the meter-free camera for print films and the meter-bound/meter-laden (--grin--) one for chromes. So I guess it depends, too, on what we -- or a manufacturer -- is willing to call a niche. >IMO, there are more G's than M's on used camera shop shelves partly because >by far the larger number of G's are sold in Japan that is, nevertheless, >the world's largest market for M6. In my favorite shops in Tokyo, the shelves >are full of Leicas and fewer G's (That is why they are my favorites :-)) My point was not how many Gs are on the shelves compared to Ms. I was more amused by the large number of Gs that started showing up on the used-equipment shelves after only a short time after being introduced. Regards, Bruce Feldman Warsaw