Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I third that! Who was the Lugger who has a 12 week wait for a new vf in his M3 - wouldn't be with Cosina in charge! Could you imagine the marketing expertise and product innovation cosina has shown to date - but from Leica??!! Julian - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Johnny Deadman" <john@pinkheadedbug.com> To: "LUG" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 4:18 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Cosina acquires Leica!!! > on 4/3/01 9:41 AM, B. D. Colen at bdcolen@earthlink.net wrote: > > > Contract hit, hell....This would be the best thing that could possibly > > happen to Leica and Leica users....Sooner or later, someone is going to > > swallow Leica whole...It maybe someone like the handbag maker that has > > already bitten off 1/3rd, it make be a Korean dishwasher manufacturer, > > or, if we are incredibly lucky, it will be Mr. Kobayashi, who is clearly > > devoted to preserving rangefinders as a working alternative to the > > combination microwave oven and cameras which have taken over the rest of > > the photographic market. He and Cosina clearly have the deep pockets, > > and commitment, not only to preserve what Leica already is and has, but > > to continue the R&D to carry it into the future. > > > > So, great job on the April Fool's joke, Ken. And I, for one, will say a > > little prayer each night that it some day become reality. > > > > B. D. > > Amen, BD. Ayyy-MEN! > > -- > Johnny Deadman > > http://www.pinkheadedbug.com > > >