Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/11/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have a friend who works as HR manager at the local production facility of one of Leica Camera's sister companies, in this case, making optics for the geoplanetary systems group. From what I gather, Leica culture values the long term commitment of their employees. Their optical engineers have been w/ the company for yonks, aren't the best paid in the industry, can read glass like it was a language unto itself, and are all happy workers. More than we can say for many corporations today. Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2002 09:50:50 -0500 From: Rolfe Tessem <rolfe@ldp.com> Subject: Re: [Leica] Reformulated Tri-X? Message-ID: <2102787.1036403450@berkshire.ldp.com> References: <a9.309f91d6.2af7d9bb@aol.com> - - --On Monday, November 4, 2002 9:10 AM -0500 SthRosner@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 11/3/02 11:47:34 PM Eastern Standard Time, > rolfe@ldp.com writes: > >> Perhaps, but the company did retire all the senior people who knew >> anything about B&W film, so we'll probably never see a new B&W film out >> of Kodak even as they milk the existing products for their last nickel. > > Rolfe, think how foolish your remark sounds. To me it reads just like: > > Ernst Leitz Wetzlar retired all the senior people who knew anything about > designing and manufacturing cameras and lenses so Leica Solms milks > existing products for their last Euro - I was going to say pfennig. > > Let's not buy any more Leicas. > > Res ipsa loquitur. Well, the difference is that my comment re: Kodak is, although intentionally hyperbolic, pretty much true. The Leica comment is not analogous because Leitz/Leica hasn't actually done this. And finally, I didn't suggest that anyone stop buying Tri-X :-). Rolfe - - -- Rolfe Tessem rolfe@ldp.com Lucky Duck Productions, Inc. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html