Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/08/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 12:25 PM 8/14/96 PDT, you wrote: >Eric - it will be interesting to see whether they opt to take the predatory >pricing approach (a la Lexus) to gain market share; this would be a very >exciting offering, given Nikon's superb optical quality when they set their >mind to it. If the old Nikon F is anything to go by, this migth turn out to >be a very robust instrument. The pros should love it, given existing name >recognition. The problem is, because of the cost, Nikon decided to opt out and not make it. Sorry I didn't make that clear. Maybe some day they might change their minds, or come up with a more modest design? It would take a lot of pressure, but they're sure going to have to do something amazing to outdo the F5. ================== Eric Welch Grants Pass Daily Courier NPPA Region 11 JIB Chair