Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]B.D. Colen wrote: ...(And, yes, if I had the disposable photo income and was going to buy a new body, I might pay a SMALL premium- $100-200 - for black pain - ;-) ) HOWEVER...Yet another finish is NOT the way to make any real changes in the company in long-term survival, growth, etc. - - - - - - - - - - - What I like most about B.D. is that he is a master of understatement. In my opinion, what Leica has produced is the Franklin Mint edition of the M6TTL. This thing is going to go down in Leica history at the M6TTL-MT---the M.T. stands for Millennium Turkey...and at $2795 a shot, it should also be known as the "Hello Sucker" model. That's $800 to $1,000 over the going price for a regular M6TTL. What have those people been smoking? You have heard that Leica has a warehouse full of R8s well, I would not be surprised if the warehouse next door is filled with failed M6 collectables like the Danish Wedding one, or the Anton Brukner one, or the Jubilee, and on and on. I feel that the public has had it with these contrived collectables. As harsh as this may sound, I truly believe that the marketing department and new products depart at Leica Camera is incapable of creative and/or original thought. Now, here is the bottom line, one of us is right and one of us is wrong. Either Leica is right because they have God's gift to the world of marketing working for them and this thing is going to be a roaring success; or, I am right and next year at this time you will be able to open up the December 2000 issue of Shutterbug Magazine and see the dealers who got suckered into buying these things still trying to get rid of them. Time will tell. Best wishes to all for a great holiday season. Regards, Bill __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. All in one place. Yahoo! Shopping: http://shopping.yahoo.com