Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Were to begin? My Name is Ernie - I use Leicas and I'm a DOCTOR! ( read in the tone of a 12 step program) It's inherited as my father, a physician infected me with the LAS ( Lecia acqusition syndrome). He used to go out of his way to keep from telling car salesmen that he was was a doctor - "they'll just abuse you ". I have long ago given up on that as I don't think the salesmen care - if your in the BMW showroom you are rich by definition and really who cares if you made your $ in the stock market, in construction etc. I don't know who said much of the market are MD and lawyers who know nothing of the mechanical nature of the Leica. I would challenge you on this one - I think that amongst my friends most go for the Nikon F5 or Canon equivalent - - few if any even know about the leica. Seriously. If that person is trying to say that some people own the leica simply for the name that's probably true but then so is it true for many other camera brands. Anyway - Any of the doctors, lawyers, dentist care to add their name to this new Survey. Ernie 'in rehab but it ain't working' Nitka On 2/21/02 3:30 PM, "Kyle Cassidy" <KCassidy@asc.upenn.edu> wrote: >>> Much of Leicas market is Doctors and Lawyers.. Who buy the name and >>> could care less if its mechanical.. >> >> is this literally true, or is "Doctors and Lawyers" a figure of speech for >> "well-heeled amateur photographers?" i'd be interested in seeing any >> demographic information about the new leica buyer. i did once buy a new >> leica. > > i think it's anticdotal evidence based on lug postings. it ceritanly seems > viable to me. they both seem to run thicker than normal around here. or > maybe they just post more than the "well-heeled" non doctor and lawyer > amature photographers on the list. i'd need a grant from the NEH to come up > with more conclusive data. > > kc > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- http://home.twcny.rr.com/nitka - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html