Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 6/11/00 9:57 AM, B. D. Colen at bdcolen@earthlink.net wrote: > So let me make sure I understand this bit of marketing genius: > Good, God folks: If I have the basic facts right, this has to be a classic > STUPID MARKETING MOVE for the text books...UNLESS....It is simply a very > obvious signal that the only reason Leica is producing the R cameras at all > is for prestige reasons, which may be the only reason is has kept the M > alive,which would explain the utter lack of any kind of pro program or > support... > > B. D. or maybe there are only 17 USA buyers of this very special Leica lenes, or maybe someone made a mathmatical error and left off 1 zero, 2 zeros in the production order??? There is always the possibility that they don't care about users and only want to support the trader/collector. I gave up on Leica R cameras in 1987 when they wanted+/- $100 bucks to replace backs and I got them from Minolta for $11.00, pretty good mark-up. With no real competition I still use M's but I guess that could change, after all I now use electronic mail more than USPS. Happy snaps, Steven Alexander