Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]All well and good, except for the fact that anyone laying out that kind of cash for a do-it-your-self camera is going to want to know why it's work so much money compared to a top quality idiot-proof camera... > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Jeff S > Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2000 12:23 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica earnings report-comments > > > I believe that logistics are where Leica has had problems in the past > (R8 motor drive). > > I just got the R8 "Quintessence of Photography" brochure, and it looks > like the image-marketing started with the M6 Che brochure continues and > I'd say that baby boomers are squarely targeted. Theme: "Soul" of the > machine. It's very skimpy on actual R-system details, focusing on "The > beautiful things in life" rather than gearhead-pleasing factoids. > > Jeff Segawa > > no archive > > tm wrote: > > > > Meanwhile, Ralf Coenen, former head of the Photo and Film > Lenses Business > > Division at the Carl Zeiss Group, has been appointed to head up Leica's > > engineering and logistics. >