Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jonathan Borden wrote: > > This history is relevant. Why did the Contarex bankrupt Zeiss Ikon? The > lesson to be learned is that if you have a solid product and limited > resources, it is best to maintain your market niche (i.e. 35mm RF) rather > than try to leapfrog the competition in a new and unproven market. > Because it was too big! oops. My Dad had one. Huge! 50mm Zeiss Macro normal lens on it. It went off like a Swiss made slot machine on steroids! Cherchunk. Smooth and solid! Wish is still had it. The Bulls eye meter was not too accurate for me and I was having trouble figuring out how to get the shutter fixed. Mark Rabiner