Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/03/26

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Subject: [Leica] More RD-1 news
From: telyt at earthlink.net (Douglas Herr)
Date: Fri Mar 26 10:05:30 2004

Why would Dan need to explain the economics?  Dan's just the messenger.

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
httop://www.wildlightphoto.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@pacbell.net>
Sent: Mar 26, 2004 9:56 AM
To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
Subject: Re: [Leica] More RD-1 news

Dan

OK, now please explain the voodoo economics of a mass market
company selling a limited production product.  Wouldn't it be like
MacDonalds trying to sell a few thousand $30 Beef Wellingtons?

Jerry

Dan C wrote:

> http://www.dp-now.com/archives/000677.html
>
> Apparently only 10,000 will be made, period, and half are expected to be
> sold in Japan.  And the price...are you sitting down?...$3500 USD.
>
> If true, this camera doesn't sound like a serious contender.   If Leica was
> scared into making their digital M announcement by rumours of the Epson,
> perhaps they are now reconsidering?
>
> -dan c.
>