Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/16

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Subject: [Leica] Leica isn't a real camera company, was: Leica Photokina products
From: lucien <director@ubi.edu>
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2000 00:47:15 +0200
References: <ADF806E8F07ED211A6910000F83086E1ACA8C7@hrccex.hrcc.on.ca>

"Lee, Jonathan" wrote:

> The problem with the Leica 0 and other collectibles is not that Leica won't
> make money in the short term.  Rather, it causes a long-term diltuion of the
> brand-name cachet that is necessary to move expensive goods like Leica
> stuff.  For example, in Toronto's only authorized Leica store, the Leica on
> prominent display is one of those Ein Struck (sp. ???) M6s in a fabulous
> wooden box with red velvet in it. This only serves to remind those waltzing
> up to buy a Nikon F5 that Leica isn't a real camera company, its a
> commemerative company: its produts being too valauble, too pretty to be
> used.  If you make a camera that is never intended to be used, like the
> Lecia 0, don't be surprised if people who use expensive cameras don't buy
> your camera.

What about the ugly Nikon F5 50th anniversary ?
<http://www.cameraquest.com/nf5aniv.htm>

>
>
> The fact that a company, any company, must look 70 years backward in time to
> produce a profitable product is dissapointing.  You don't catch Hassleblad
> selling 1000Fs or Nikon making F-2s again.

What about the Nikon S3 2000 Millenium
<http://www.nikon.co.jp/press/2000/image/s3_s.jpg>

Jonathan,

Will you say after that : Nikon isn't a real camera company ?

;-)

Lucien

In reply to: Message from "Lee, Jonathan" <Jonathan.Lee@hrcc.on.ca> (RE: [Leica] Re: Leica Photokina products)