Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/12/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Here's an "f" for you - it may come in useful.;-) Cheers Douglas On 20.12.2010 12:49, philippe.amard wrote: > Agreed Douglas, > > I said quite a while ago that Leica needed a paradigm > shit if they were to survive and prosper. > Now the move they've made doesn't suit me, what can I > do ... > > But they will always find Davos dwellers, Rolex, > Veyron, and cruising ships owners who will want an S2. > All the better for them all. > > Were I one of them, I'd give it a try, and sell it if > not convenient > Well sell? why? no need to get through the ordeal of > doing so. > My time is more precious to me. > Just forget about it. > > > In the meantime, I hope I will anyhow enjoy viewing > some beautiful results some day :-) > > Frohe Weihnachten > Philippe > > > Le 20 d?c. 10 ? 11:48, Douglas Sharp a ?crit : > >> Richard, >> >> the fact is that Leica have been absolutely >> overwhelmed by the success of the M9 and the S2. The >> are working their wotsits off trying to catch up >> with an order backlog like they've never seen >> before. It doesn't matter one iota who is buying >> the gear - if it is making Leica a going concern, we >> can all be happy. Leica is doing a lot of PR trying >> to make the S2 better known to professionals (at >> least in Germany, so far) and has, as yet, had only >> positive feedback - even down to things like how >> long you can shoot with one battery charge. >> >> Maybe lots of potentates and oligarchs are buying >> it, but so what - the more S2s there are out there, >> the more people become aware of it and the brand, >> and more will be ordered and sold. >> >> As to the M9Ti, the book that's included with it >> states clearly that it is Leica's "concept car" and >> has features that could be employed in later models. >> >> The new design is clear, simple and unostentatious - >> precisely what Leicas have been right from the word >> go - maybe purists don't like it, but purists even >> shied away from the idea of a digital Leica R >> (sacrilege!!)at first, and when they didn't get one >> (R10), they all started moaning. >> >> Is there a better way of paying for your R+D costs? >> I doubt it. A very clever move by Leica, and one >> that highlights their joint sponsoring efforts with >> the VW Group (and Audi as a premium brand) e.g. >> http://www.sbc2010.de/ It's pretty obvious where >> their target groups are - and it's not us. >> >> Leica are getting their products placed in the >> rarified atmosphere of premium events like this and >> are accessing the segments where money is no object. >> >> Good for Leica! Their radical turnaround project has >> worked (although a gamble) and the company is on a >> relatively firm financial footing for what is, after >> all, a very small company. They still have quite a >> way to go, and I, for one, wish them well. >> >> It is perhaps interesting to note that what turned >> Leica around was the fact that they declined to >> produce what Leicaphiles were asking for and went >> their own way for a change. >> >> Maybe dyed-in-the-wool Leicaphiles are what was >> holding them back - now they've thrown this age-old >> conservatism out of the window they seem to be back >> and doing rather well. >> >> Cheers >> Douglas >> >> On 20.12.2010 11:07, Richard Man wrote: >>> Come on guys. I know no one controls where a thread >>> goes, but do we have to >>> hijack it to yet another rant against M9Ti or >>> whatever horse$hit that >>> someone happens not to like? >>> >>> My conjecture is that just based on some random but >>> imho educated guesses, >>> the S2 will do all right by Leica. No one has >>> either call BS on it or agree >>> to it, but yet another tangential rant. >>> >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for >> more information > NO ARCHIVE > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for > more information >