[Leica] Old M3

[pdzwig at summaventures.com (Peter Dzwig)]

Luis,

I think that's right. What we have realised - and Leica hasn't - is that 
Leica 
has to "capture" the next generation. That isn't this group in large part. 
By 
pandering to the whims - and wallets - of well-off to very rich customers 
they 
are pricing themselves out of the market.

The only business reason for ignoring the next generation is the fast buck.

Peter Dzwig

Luis Ripoll wrote:

> Hi Don,
> 
> In my opinion most of the Leica customers, most of us, we like not only the
> high Leica quality and qualities, we like too a  determinate style of
> photography and instruments, why if not, we have frequently our M6 or
> similar and maybe an old Leica IIIF or M3?, usually we talk about Jupiter
> and other old lenses. Maybe the big problem for the Leica marketing will be
> if they have a follow up when our generation be not more the great Leica
> buyers, for Leica will be profitable exploit these customers, but what's
> happen when the young new generations are coming?. I remember some months
> ago somebody has do an statistic of the average age of us, I think remember
> that it was in between 50 - 60.
> 
> Saludos desde Barcelona
> Luis
>