Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/01/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Even with just half a brain, it's easy to verify Leica has disregarded thousands of long time R lenses users and lovers. It was much more than a small but solid market, and still appreciates these lenses, but doesn't care the present company, nor its future -----Mensaje original----- De: lug-bounces+foto=marcdufour.net at leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+foto=marcdufour.net at leica-users.org] En nombre de Mark Rabiner Enviado el: martes, 15 de enero de 2013 5:11 Para: Leica Users Group Asunto: Re: [Leica] Untitled I don't think Leica has destroyed anything or lost anything it was obvious to anybody with half a brain that the transition to digital for a company like Leica was not going to be smooth. Its first outs did not have the luck of the Irish behind them it could have gone better but it just didn't. I think with the introduction of the Digital M and Monochrom Leica is solidly back on track and will win back its small but solid market slice just like it had in the 1980's and 90's. The Leica name is as str0ng as ever (brand) they are making money hand over fist making cameras as fast as they can and doing what appears to be solid Research and development. Then years ago they were being spoken of in the past tense. I'm looking forward to getting by M glass back going in the very near future and I doubt I'm the only one in that situation. By the way to those who complain about how new lenses have gone through the roof. You can still buy used Leica glass from the 90's, 80's, 70's, 60's, 40's maybe even 30's with range of price points matching up with a range of quality levels. On 1/13/13 9:45 AM, "Marc Dufour" <foto at marcdufour.net> wrote: > Leica has destroyed in few years a well-deserved prestige and lost the > confidence of the most demanding photographers. > Almost a century of the best craftsmanship just wasted... by stupid > businessmen. Time to recover other values? > > Merci pour ton commentaire! > Et amiti?s, > Marc -- Mark William Rabiner Photography http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information