Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/21

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Subject: Re: [Leica] re: doctors and lawyers
From: Bryan Caldwell <bcaldwell51@earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 17:58:57 -0800

I'm a lawyer and a Leica owner - but I got my first Leica about 13 years
before I got my bar card.

Bryan Caldwell





On 2/21/02 1:13 PM, "Ernest Nitka" <enitka@twcny.rr.com> wrote:

> 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
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> -- http://home.twcny.rr.com/nitka
> 
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