Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/12/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Typos have occurred on the LUG from time to time ... Sal, may he smile down on us, gave us all a good smile once: http://leica-users.org/v24/msg06775.html (Don't forget to check the subject line) Daniel On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 1:22 PM, Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp at gmx.de> wrote: > > 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 >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >