Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The airline industry needs fliers more desperately than a fairly large group of fliers need it. Those using airlines for business travel only make up a portion of the seats to be sold. The others are fliers by discretion and can elect to reduce their travel. Cost recovery, I suspect, is partially covered by those that have to travel. The balance of the cost recovery and the profits must, therefore, come from those who elect to use the service and could decline to do so. We should, when possible, not travel on the airlines that are not user friendly and encourage others to do likewise. Roland Smith Oakland, California - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sal DiMarco,Jr." <sdmp007@pressroom.com> To: "LUG >for posts" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>; "LEG" <leica@topica.com> Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2001 5:34 AM Subject: [Leica] Re: 35-70mm zoom and the no carry on question. > Luggers and Leggers, > At the last Photokina, Leica told the assembled Luggers they would be > introducing in the second half of 2001 and "short zoom lens" and a smaller, > lighter, faster 15mm R lens. > Could this "short zoom lens" be what your fiend saw? If they are making > the 35-70, well I'm happy for Dr. Yao. > There is no question, airline security is going to be tighter. However, > to permanently do something like banning all carry on baggage is foolish. > Frank Van Riper in his Sunday camera column says Pan Am will not allow carry > ons. OK, I will not fly Pan Am. The business traveler who uses his/her > flying time to work, will not fly on an airline which will not permit > him/her to carry on their brief case and lap top. Pan Am will lose too much > business, if they continue. > As photographers, we all have to find our own system to insure the > safety of your film and the picture recorded on them. This problem will not > go away. > Happy Snaps, > Sal DiMarco, Jr. > Philadelphia, PA > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html