Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I asked the question this week as to whether Wild-Heerbrug still owned the old E. Leitz Company?? Anyone know what happened to that alliance? Bill Carson Dan Cardish wrote: > Not the same. No one would want a 1955 model car if one were still > available new (at 1999 prices). But the demand for a 1954 model camera > (the M6 is basically an M3 with relatively minor changes) is still popular > today. > > Is Leica in such bad shape? I thought the M segment of the company was > relatively strong. > > Dan C. > > At 03:30 PM 27-10-99 -0700, Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter) wrote: > >So Dan, > > > >What you are saying is that Leica should be content to hold on to their > >small percentage of the market and hope to maintain sales beause a camera > >they make today will be wanted in 30 years? > > > >Hmmmmm. Imagine if this were the operation of an auto company. GM should > >have stopped making major car models after 1955 and moderately improve the > >model because they don't need to compete. > > > >I don't think so! If that were the case, our US economy would be in the > >state Leica's is in now! > > > [snip] > > NO ARCHIVE > > >