Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/04/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 0:34 PM -0400 05.4.25, Jim Shulman wrote: >The obvious question (or at least obvious to me): why doesn't Cosima >purchase Leica? Mr. K obviously has an incredible flair for classic RF >cameras and accessories--if any manufacturer understands the mindset of >making this type of equipment, it's Cosima. The question is why spend that much money on a business that is losing money? The only way he could make money would be to buy the name, trash the M and R series, and relabel Bessas as Leicas. I doubt that is what he would like to remembered for. Mr. Kobayashi is a brilliant engineer and company executive. He isn't going to spend money on any project that risks losing money. That's one of the reasons he tied with Epson with the R-D1, which has yet to break even for Epson, but profitable for OEM Cosina. Good money is on him strengthening the ties with Zeiss. My rumor mill here says Zeiss are close to getting the Contax name back from Kyocera and giving it to Cosina. Karen -- Karen Nakamura http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/ http://www.photoethnography.com/blog/