Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That's beautiful !!! If Solms made M3 lumps of cheese, I might seriously think about buying some. I have (along with many, many others) a fond attachment to Leica, and judging from a few of their financial reports since they went public, they may have come close to the edge (same edge that Alpa fell over?). And I think they've also earned that loyalty, by living up to their quality statements. ...Vick Dan S wrote: > Only on the relatively small volume that they create, particularly in > comparison to the more "restrained" M lens selection. By "exotic" I refer > to the APO 70-180, the Summicron 180 and especially the 35-70 F2.8. > Considering the large number of hours it takes to produce these great lenses > plus the relatively few sold they don't make NEARLY the cash that the good > old Summicron 35 and 50M's do...plus they take WAY MORE time and money to > develop. (especially compared to the 50m Summicron. I'd say that that baby > must be pure cash after all these years) > > If the R system was confined to the small number of focal lengths of the M > it would be much easier to generate profitable revenue. Of course you could > never get away with an SLR system that starts at 21mm and ends at 135... > > Don't get me wrong, I love my R lenses and Cameras, and I want Leica to do > whatever it takes to keep them coming. If they can make cash with M3 shaped > commemorative blocks of cheese, well, more power to them! The M6J, LHSA, > Black Paint, Sultan of Brunei etc all generate greate gobs of cash with > about as much r&d as falling off a log. (the 0 series I am not so sure > about) > > Best Wishes > Dan States > Madison WI > > > > > > >I see the special edition cameras as a way for Leica to stay afloat and > > >still produce some of the money losers we love, like the exotic zooms and > > >for that matter most of the R system. > > > >Hi Dan, > > > >on what basis have you come to the conclusion that "the exotic zooms" > >(whatever that means) and "most of the R system" are money loosers? > > > >Pascal > >NO ARCHIVE > > > >--------- > >Visit my photo pages at http://members.xoom.com/cyberplace > >--------- > ><<< PGP public key available upon request >>> > > > > _________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. > > Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at > http://profiles.msn.com.