Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/11/22

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Subject: [Leica] Does Leica actually want to sell cameras?
From: shino at panix.com (Rei Shinozuka)
Date: Sat Nov 22 06:26:35 2008
References: <6E4A63F5-F047-4926-902F-2AB009A3C585@frozenlight.eu> <E154292F-3EB1-4E15-8AB0-6FBEC95E9E2A@telefonica.net>

if Leica reincorporated in the USA, they might qualify for a 
bailout, or could make loans to promote M8 cameras then reorganize as a 
bank holding company and feed at the TARP trough.

0.5 * :-)

-rei

On Nov22 14:54, Lluis Ripoll wrote:
> Hi Nathan,
>
> I can only say that I think that Leica has also changed as our world  
> too, my experience with Leica or Leitz....? on the 80's was fantastic,  
> I've purchased a Pradovit with the CF lens, when I've used at home I was 
> not absolutely convinced about if the CF lens was better than the normal 
> lens, Leica / Leitz..? has sand me free a normal lens with the pupose I 
> try both and return the one I don't want.
>
> Do you think that this is possible today?
>
> Maybe look if Leica has on the website the typical FAQS, today  
> everything is automatically solved. Where are the persons?
>
> Saludos cordiales
> Lluis
>
> El 22/11/2008, a las 6:52, Nathan Wajsman escribi?:
>
>> On Wednesday morning I e-mailed info@leica-camera.com. In my message I 
>> indicated that I was considering buying an M8 and asked some questions 
>> about the warranty cover. I even wrote the message in German to make it 
>> nice and easy for the folks in Solms.
>>
>> Now it is Saturday morning and I have not received any kind of reply. 
>> Now, it would seem to me that when you put your e-mail address on a web 
>> site for people to ask questions, you should also monitor it. And when 
>> somebody writes with questions relating to a probable purchase of a 
>> rather expensive product in these times of crisis, one would think that 
>> someone from the sales department would answer rather quickly. Again, 
>> my questions are not complicated, and they are posed in Leica's 
>> Muttersprache.
>>
>> So...are all the Solms people busy designing new lenses and do not  
>> have time to answer queries?
>>
>> How have others experienced Leica's pre-sales?
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Nathan
>>
>> Nathan Wajsman
>> Alicante, Spain
>> http://www.frozenlight.eu
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Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com
Ridgewood, New Jersey


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