[Leica] Erwin telling it like it may be

[leica at screengang.com (Didier Ludwig)]

Here we are again...

Leica will likely do everything not to be sold to another camera company, 
though it might indeed be the best as Nathan says.

On the film side, I wouldn't expect new Leica models except some collector's 
editions. They'lll certainly keep the M repair/spare parts services for 
long. On the digital side, they'll come up with a full frame M9 one day, but 
not in the next 12 months. Not shure about the future of the R's. They will 
also continue the Panasonic relabeling thing.

All in all, nothing will change much. Finally it's Leica. They will stay in 
a niche, and stay on the edge. Or die. Or whatever!

Didier

 



>This is what I have been predicting for several years. I suppose my  
>timing was off, but I still believe that the only commercial future  
>for Leica is as a subsidiary of a larger company where Leica's  
>indisputable excellence in designing optics can be leveraged and  
>properly valued.
>
>Nathan
>
>On 28-feb-2008, at 2:58, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote:
>
>> But I am afraid that I see Leica sold to one of
>>Panasonic/Sony/Canon/Nikon/Samsung in the not very distant future.