Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/11/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Carl Zeiss makes still camera lenses because they fancy doing it. A single motion picture lens sells for more than probably the entire Zeiss Nikon mount output. Every optician in these parts sell Zeiss lenses. The company is quite diversified, similar to the old E. Leitz. If what I've been reading is correct, Leica's Wetzlar Park will move the firm back into diversity. Nothing I've read indicates the firm is hanging hopes for the future on three products. On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 7:24 AM, Geoff Hopkinson <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au>wrote: > Frank what are you putting forward here? > I don't pretend to have any grasp on the numbers. It seems apparent that Dr > Kaufmann has made an assessment and put a great deal of his money behind > his > judgement. I wish him well and Leica every success of course. > I respectfully disagree that Leica should be either trying to compete > directly with the Japanese giants or limit their endeavours to making > lenses > for other folks' cameras. Carl Zeiss seem to have taken that as one aim, I > have no idea what proportion of their business this represents. I do like > their designs certainly. Ultimately my Leica glass is the best in the > world, > and their digital rangefinder is the ONLY choice. I like Leica just how > they > are. Whether I can keep funding new Leica stuff as an amateur in the > current > climate is rather a separate issue. > > > Cheers > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ > Maike Harbets speaks on the S2. .... So we will drop down this technology > to > our other systems. > Our priority is to modernise the R system which will be in the end an R10, > definitely. > > -----Original Message----- > Subject: RE: [Leica] R10 news > > How about getting real over the fiscal rationality of the S2 vs the R10? > > With limited R+D money, you need to make rational choices and therefore > priorities..... > > A company can only make a few ( to no) wrong choices....... > > Frank Filippone > red735i@earthlink.net > > > Not sure what Leica need to compete. Perhaps it is time to Leica to > recognise that they can best serve Leica enthusiasts by offering lenses in > C, N and S mounts, just like CZ. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com Natchitoches, Louisiana USA