Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/05/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Chris, Leica will only make a few thousands, at most tens of thousands a year of any item. Believe it or not there are more than enough people out there to buy every lens they can make, and for many years to come. In this age we need to look at the global not local picture. There must be hundreds of thousands of millionaires in Asia alone now. Remember the balance of wealth is shifting East, and China is Leica's largest market. If expensive goods do not sell in a part of the world experiencing recession and/or economic decline, they will surely sell in booming economies. It has always been thus and will continue to be so in the future. It is shameful that matters have got to this point, but as recent economic and social policies have shown the 7 buck an hour wage earners no longer matter, and not just in respect of camera sales. Regards, Akhil -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+alal=poly.edu at leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+alal=poly.edu at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Chris Crawford Sent: 10 May 2012 15:28 To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica Monochrome This thing is so far outside the realm of even remote possibility for me that I frankly don't give a damn. What is Leica going to do when all the old people who have money because they began working before the $7 an hour economy was foisted upon their children have died, leaving the impoverished young who simply cannot even consider such equipment, no matter how good it is. -- Chris Crawford Fine Art Photography Fort Wayne, Indiana 260-437-8990 http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 Become a fan on Facebook ore information