Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I may be crazy, but I don't think the digiluxes can begin to keep Leica afloat...What they need is something that virtually every M owner - or wannabe owner - will feel compelled to buy. And if they produce produce a real "pro" rangefinder digital camera that takes M lenses, they'll have it...but frankly, it's so damn far off that even thinking about it may be a bit silly.... - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of leicaman@sympatico.ca Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 12:00 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: RE: [Leica] Re: Digital M It may not be a Leica from your point of view, but if enough people keep buying Digilux 1s and 2s and 3s etc., that's enought to keep leica happy. The point is, Leica seems to understand the need to rapidly update their digital camera line. Producing a mega-expensive digital M which just might be technologically compromised and/or obsolete the day it hits the store shelves may be a mistake on their part. Perhaps they should just concentrate on affordable point and shoots that they can update every year or two. - -dan c. > > From: "Frank Filippone" <red735i@earthlink.net> > Date: 2004/02/10 Tue AM 11:02:20 EST > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: Digital M > > Not really Dan..... They have doing what is called rebranding and selling > those rebranded cameras. They are basically using someone else's > manufacturing and products, getting some profit ( ?) from a > distribution model. This does not take advantage of their glass, and > therefore their employees abilities to manufacture or to create. > > In fact, if you had a company that was successfully moving towards a > distribution model and away from a manufacturing model, you would send > out a message to the financial community just about like the one Leica > recently put out. > > BTW, if you will carefully read the latest announcement for Leica Day > ( Paul's Photo in Torrance, CA), the new Leica Digilux camera is > stated as being the "Digital M". SO the Digital M is a P+S Digital > camera with a zoom lens and a "look" of the camera just like an M6. > If it looks like a Leica, and sounds like a Leica it must BE a > Leica... right? > > WRONG! > > Frank Filippone > red735i@earthlink.net > > I think they understand the business model you describe. > > -dan c. > > > -- > 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 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html