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Subject: [Leica] Stephen Gandy took down the Epson R-D1 info!
From: sam at osheaven.net (Sam)
Date: Sat Sep 4 06:33:23 2004
References: <5.2.1.1.2.20040318232438.03757378@192.168.100.11> <405B2891.6070705@osheaven.net> <405B40CD.23C1A533@earthlink.net>

Stephen, doesn't it make sense that Epson does not trust Cosina with 
distribution? Cosina didn't show a sure hand when the Bessa R came out.

BTW, thanks for posting the information.

Sam S



Stephen Gandy wrote:

>don't quit your day job yet Sam.
>
>there isn't going to be a Cosina digital, or a Voigtlander digital
>but there is going to be a Epson Digital M rangefinder, available May /
>June.
>
>strangely enough, apparently Epson is marketing the camera itself, even
>though they have never sold one M camera before.  how well they start from
>scratch will have a lot to do with the camera's success.  the mind boggles
>on what MIGHT be done with merchandising, but to me its a waste of time to
>speculate.    time will tell.
>
>in other words, plans are for the Epson digital M not be sold thru Cosina
>Voigtlander.   As the page was on Voigtlander at PMA, I removed the Epson.
>
>Stephen Gandy
>
>
>Sam wrote:
>
>  
>
>>Oh yeah! This is my day. If you look deep into the archives you will see
>>that I said there would never be a Cosina digital. I told you so. I told
>>you so! Ha! Call me pundit, marketer of truth. Oh, it feels soooo good.
>>
>>Let it be know that it would be in extremely poor taste to mention that
>>as soon as I was challenged I changed my tune like a song bird. I didn't
>>say I was brave, I said I was right.
>>
>>I wouldn't at all be surprised if PC World called me to do some free
>>lance work.
>>
>>Sam S
>>
>>Richard F. Man wrote:
>>
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>>
>>>OK, what kind of conspiracy theories can we come up with? :-)
>>>
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