Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/11/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 11/2/02 4:52:08 PM Eastern Standard Time, firkin@ncable.net.au writes: > There is danger in the corporate world: its not based on anything > beyond $$, but you don't have to be big to be innovative. Sadly, its > usually a small concern which is too innovative and gets swallowed up > by the big corporations who would rather NOT do their own R and D. > > Leica just needs to keep its head low, and swim amongst the sharks > without disturbing their feeding patterns too much ;-) Alistair, I believe that you are exactly right. There are two big BUTS: first, better attention to production quality control so that we don't read here about aperture rings that don't work or dust on inner glass surfaces of brand-new lenses or new cameras that need corrective surgery of some kind; and two, Leica's no-longer-new corporate part-owner, Hermes, let's the Companmy live the kind of life you suggesrt. Seth LaK 9 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html