Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/18

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Subject: [Leica] Lost Faith in Leica
From: jbcollier at shaw.ca (John Collier)
Date: Sat Sep 18 06:52:32 2004
References: <BD7128FE.38AFD%joseph@yao.com> <0E67BA56-08C3-11D9-9B3D-000A27E2AA4E@ubi.edu> <BAY19-DAV4mSvux4Jf7000011fa@hotmail.com> <414B72D2.3050009@netscape.net> <2B776E84-0915-11D9-B8E2-0050E42E6E0B@shaw.ca> <414BCEEF.6030004@planet.nl> <93083918-0977-11D9-8BCB-0050E42E6E0B@shaw.ca> <414C3AF4.2030809@planet.nl>

I can't see a co-opertaive, competitive relationship developing. After 
all who would want their premier lenses viewed as second best or not 
quite good enough?

As to a taker over, perhaps more likely but Leica's volumes are so low 
and it's products so specialized, why bother?

I feel if they cannot make it in their niche market then that is it. If 
they can deliver a digital M, they will be OK. Heck even B.D. would buy 
one (perhaps not now that he has been kidnapped by aliens!).


John Collier

On Sep 18, 2004, at 7:41 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:

> John,
>
> I should have been clearer. I agree that maintaining the kind of 
> adversarial relationship with the camera makers that the big 
> independents do would probably not be right for Leica. What I had in 
> mind was a cooperative relationship. I still think that a straight 
> takeover is more likely in the long run.


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