[Leica] Let's Just Say That Leica Survives and....

[tim at KairosPhoto.com (Timothy Atherton)]

> Come what may, tsunami or digital, Leica will survive on the
> quality of their
> lenses. Leica's market is the pro and advanced amateur.

Almost non of the pros I know who still have Leicas have used them at all in
the couple of years - they are gathering dust , great lenses or no. Even
more have sold them all off because of lack of use (a few have kept one body
and a couple of lenses for nostalgias sake). It really isn't a pro camera
any more. At least not one used by pros.

These were all photographers who, five years ago, even if their mainstay was
a Nikon system, always had an M or two and a handful of lenses for certain
circumstance. In fact it also includes a number who used M's (and some R's)
for most of their work and only used their Nikon's or Canon's when they had
to. Now, they are all pro-digital.

tim a