Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/10/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It never fails to amaze me how Japanese companies unilaterally decide what to offer where in the world.... many times, in spite of market demand..... I worked for a Major Japanese IC company. They decided, in advance, that there was no market for some products in the USA. However there was an absolutely booming market in grey market importation in those products...... I never could figure out if it was pride, fear of being wrong, wrong business acumen, or just plain arrogance on their part. And then they get upset at grey market imports, put on ridiculous warranty exclusions, and basically treat their customers like dirt. More power to Leica that is currently treating us better than usual...... maybe they want our business? Frank Filippone red735i@earthlink.net no mark, he did not lie, mamiya also made a new all digital body called the mamiya zd that was never imported to us. what see for sale is the zd back attached to the 645 and sold as kit