Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/12/19

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Subject: [Leica] Any chance there is a DMR out there for sale?
From: Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com (Frank Dernie)
Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2010 09:21:12 +0000
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Yes, but suppose this was a Lotus sportscar list and we were all enthusiasts 
about low volume, ultra performance, lightweight cars which are a touch more 
expensive than many expect :-)
Lotus brings out a new supercar at Ferrari price/performance. How many 
people on the list would go out and get one?
Pointless to expect all the enthusiasts who can -just- afford one product 
suddenly deciding to buy one 4 times more expensive in a completely 
different class.

This is analogous to what is being discussed here. LUG members are, as a 
rule, just able to afford a M or R. The S is for photographers who have been 
using large format film or Hassy/Phase one MF digital.
If there is a list for this type of camera it is there one may find rational 
discussion about the S2 comparisons, not here.
FD

On 18 Dec, 2010, at 23:33, Frank Filippone wrote:

> If you could define total sold and delivered product in numeric terms, it
> might be valid data.  If Leica told us the quantities, it would be valid
> data.
> 
> Rumors mean nothing.
> 
> As far as I can remember, there is only 1 or maybe 2  LUG members with an
> S2......  And here, we are all Leica nuts..... so you might expect some
> volume....
> We know that Leica has put out a campaign showing us Pros that are using 
> the
> S2.. but we do not know if they were sold the cameras, borrowed them, or 
> got
> them as lifetime loaners.....
> 
> We have no data that the S2 is a marketing "success" or will be successful,
> in Leica terms of volumes.
> 
> Frank Filippone
> Red735i at earthlink.net
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+red735i=earthlink.net at leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+red735i=earthlink.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of 
> Doug
> Herr
> Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2010 3:24 PM
> To: lug at leica-users.org
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Any chance there is a DMR out there for sale?
> 
> Frank Filippone wrote:
> 
>>>> 
> It is really "nice" if Leica is really serious about the S2....
> 
> The market must be serious about the S2
> 
> The market speaks with its pocketbook......
> 
> And the jury is still out.......
> <<<
> 
> As I hear it few dealers have any in stock, because the deliveries from
> Leica are already sold to customers.
> 
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
> 
> 
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