Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I don't think so, both Epson and Cosina could have marketed it separately. any additional Cosina sales would have been gravy as stated in Japanese press releases, Epson is apparently looking for a premium camera line, a flagship camera to better the Epson name brand. that usually translates to a one brand camera. exactly what the considerations were, Cosina and Epson don't seem to be talking. Stephen Sam wrote: > 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: > >> > >> > >> > >>>OK, what kind of conspiracy theories can we come up with? :-) > >>> > >>>// richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, > >>>please use richard@imagecraft.com) > >>>_______________________________________________ > >>>Leica Users Group. > >>>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>Leica Users Group. > >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > >> > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Leica Users Group. > >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information