Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/10

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica point and shoots
From: Mark Rabiner <mrabiner@concentric.net>
Date: Sun, 10 Oct 1999 15:11:24 -0700

Anthony Atkielski wrote:
> 
> From: Mark Rabiner <mrabiner@concentric.net>
> Sent: Sunday, October 10, 1999 21:02
> Subject: Re: [Leica] New Leica M variant . .some thoughts (long)
> 
> > Plenty of little auto red dots to choose from.
> 
> How well do the Leica P&S cameras do on the market, compared to the competition?
> Most people in the market for a P&S camera have no idea who Leica is, and their
> primary criterion of choice is likely to be price.
> 
>   -- Anthony

They seem to be selling a lot of them at Camera World. They are out there with
all the other cameras. It would seem obvious that people would want the prestige
of the Red Dot with the ease of the mini point and shoots which dominate the use
of 35mm film now. At least it isn't disk film anymore.
Mark Rabiner