Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/03/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]sorta sad. My Yashica T4 and Contax T are always loaded with film and turn out results that still astound me. Can't believe I ever sold off that Contax T3 too.. Eric -------------------------------------------------- www.faneuil.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul" <paul@paulhardycarter.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 3:50 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Contax ceased production of 35mm cameras,digital to follow >I believe the decline of the US dollar, and the consequent difficulties >caused to every foreign-made product trying to sell in the huge (especially >for Leica) US market, is more to blame than digital photography. This is no >coincidence, rather it is the entire point of allowing the currency to stay >at such a low level for so long. > > I would point out that Contax Kyocera are not just getting out of the film > camera market, but the digital camera market too. > > P. > > ******* > Paul Hardy Carter > www.paulhardycarter.com > ******* > > On 3 Mar 2005, at 21:11, Tim Atherton wrote: >> >> How? Simple - most of them have become victims of their own hubris. >> >> <snip> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >