Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/10/10

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Subject: [Leica] Digital M product no breakdown
From: red735i at verizon.net (Frank Filippone)
Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 06:11:35 -0700
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As explained when Leica first came out with the M, it is an exercise in
branding.  That the M lasts forever.  Timeless.  Without change.

Personally, I thought it was mindless.

Still do.

Frank Filippone
Red735i at verizon.net


On 10.10.2014 02:47, Richard Man wrote:
> When they started to call the products Leica M, and Leica S, Leica X etc.
> some said, that will cause confusion! and Leicapjiles raised up and 
> said, no it won't, it's Leica M Type 240, and S 006 etc. Now we see 
> the effect, we have Leica M, M-P which is different from MP, M Edition 
> 60, M this and that.
>
> So much clearer now!! Ha!
>
> Give me the old M2, M3, M4, M4P etc. naming any day!
>




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