Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/05/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hot of the press today from India, Lucknow: For the love of LEICA By my favorite columnist: Debanjana Chaudhuri http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=130621\\ " A ?10.7 MILLION LOSS MIGHT FORCE LEICA TO SHUT SHOP. PHOTOGRAPHER COLSTON JULIAN ROOTS FOR HIS BABY" " When shooting with a Leica the tonality that?s produced is unique. It?s such an intimate relation between the photographer and his Leica. It helps you tell the entire story. It?s beautiful to shoot people with it. Or for news. Once you?ve experienced that relationship, you can?t be bothered about mega pixels." " Today, I have people pointing fingers at me about still using film. But only last week, an agency from Bangalore called me to shoot a campaign with my Leica. Ten years down the line, it will come full circle. People will be so choked with digital photography that they won?t be able to take it anymore. They will turn to film again." " have a gut feeling that Leica won?t go under. There still exist staunch loyalists who will bail Leica out of its financial doldrums. And the legend will live. SHOOT OUT Next week Leica?s manufacturer is holding a meeting following a ?10.7 million loss Leica will ask its shareholders to approve a plan to turn around its fortunes If the plan fails the company is likely to go under Analysts say the prime reason for Leica running into financial trouble is because they didn?t go digital" Mark Rabiner Photography Portland Oregon http://rabinergroup.com/