Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/27

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Anachronisms (was: Ted Grant's Ravings)
From: Martin Howard <mvhoward@mac.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 20:19:38 -0500

Alexey Merz wrote, in part:
>
> Leica Ms will sell well for the same reasons that Harley
> Davidsons, high-end woodworking tools (planes, chisels),
> "classic" Martin D-18 and Fender Stratocaster & Telecaster
> guitars, the Nikon F3 and FM2, and other seemingly
> anachronistic products continue to sell well. There
> will always be people who prefer simple, classic,
> exceptionally well made tools. This market is, in
> my opinion, the only reliable market for the M.
> 

Nah.  All that's just "end of the century" retro nonsense.  In ten to
fifteen years time, the world will be looking ahead, full of anticipation of
the new digital and space-aged future.  HD Evolution motors, Leica M and
woodworking tools will be all but forgotten anachronisms.

M.

BTW -- Alexy, if you didn't like the subject heading, why didn't  you change
it?

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