Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Gary Elshaw wrote: > > Sorry, but I couldn't resist responding. I'm a 28 year old Leica user who > started out by purchasing an a screwmount elmar 90.><snip> > Peter raised an interesting point about Leica marketing missing the > Generation X market. Well I can honestly say I'm realistic about very > little, and yet I think that Leica has probably correctly pin-pointed their > market. Very few twenty-somethings can afford to buy Leica. ><snip> My M3 just looked too old and > esoteric. > > Best wishes to you all, > Gary > > Peter K wrote: > > " I am sure we will find some twenty somethings who use Leica Ms as well, ><snip> There is something genteel about a silver M6. A black one looks quite sexy and if kids didn't spend all their spare bucks on Audio CD's you'd see more with them. I have never in my life seen ONE younger 20 something or teen with a Leica. But they must be out there some of them listen to vinyl and have appreciation of objects of resonance. Mark Rabiner