Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/07/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Personally, I think maybe we got a good deal in Kaufmann. At least the crazy talk has stopped ( see M8 forever upgrades). OTOH, there is that pesky S2 camera that sucked resources from a R camera... ( My thoughts on both the S2 and the Digi-R are well on record, so no going there). Kaufmann has been good in new product intros.....M9, S2 ( not my cuppa), and lenses. I think the best USED buy out there in Leica Cameras is the M8. Why? The M8 is a sleeper. Digi-M at a price point of $2K. Not a bad deal when the only real alternative is $7K. Yes, the sensor is smaller; yes, the WA lenses I love are not as wide in FOV; yes, there is that menu thing.... But overall, how else can you get into a direct digital M without spending your life's savings? ( remember, I am a retired amateur.. there is NO ROI for an amateur. There is only alternative ways to save or spend money.) I am not in tune with the Lux line of Leicas.... the P+S versions . But I guess they produce revenue and presumably profit, without sucking away R+D....that is good. Lenses? A lot of new intros in the past few years.... All good lenses. Prices have outstripped my means, so used lenses are my main source of "new" optics. New lens intros means folks are parting with their "old" lenses..... and they come up on the market for sale pretty reasonably. So it meets my needs. Yes, I think Kaufmann has been pretty good for Leica..... at least for me.... Frank Filippone Red735i at earthlink.net -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+red735i=earthlink.net at leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+red735i=earthlink.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Douglas Sharp Sent: Friday, July 01, 2011 8:31 AM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Hassy and Pentax are SOLD! Yes, they seem to have a portfolio that could let them do almost anything imaginable in high-end digital and optical technology. Maybe THEY should have acquired Leica;-) Cheers Douglas On 01.07.2011 17:17, Frank Filippone wrote: > They already list Hasselblad in their portfolio..... > > They specialize in owning specialty high end technology companies. > Machine vision, PCB manufacture, raw glass optical maker, wind turbine blades, etc. > > Not a consumer brand holding company. > > Frank Filippone > Red735i at earthlink.net > > The new owners are the Swiss venture capital firm Ventizz Capital > Partners > > http://www.ventizz.de/en/ > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >