Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/10

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Subject: Re: [Leica] How to manage a camera company?
From: Ruralmopics@aol.com
Date: Sun, 10 Oct 1999 22:50:45 EDT

In a message dated 10/11/99 2:41:46 AM, dcardish@microtec.net writes:

<< If the Company forgets this, and tries to modernize the M6 into some kind
of direct competitor to all those high quality cameras,  there will no
longer be just one Leica.  There will be this modern electronic camera made
in Solms, Germany, that will be compared feature for feature with every
other high quality camera made by Contax, Nikon, Canon, Minolta, Pentax,
etc.  And judging by the head start all these other cameras have already
had, I think Leica Camera will have a tough time. >>

I'd say that's already true of the R cameras but unless those other guys 
start making rangefinders then the Leica will always have its niche (and its 
devotees) no matter what form it takes. 

Bob (the rangefinder's the thing) McEowen