Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]<<big snip>> > Leica makes no money from > it's earlier products, so it is very much in their best interest to convince > Erwin (and through him, us) that the current products are an improvement. > And in the absence of Erwin's refutation, it is pretty clear that they are > not. > > > Douglas Cooper > http://www.dysmedia.com > > NO ARCHIVE > Doug, I disagree with your contention that Leica does not make any money from older products. I have five old Leicas, the newest from 1962. Leica makes money from the NEW lenses that I have bought and I have a NEW 28mm on order. Plus Leica makes money supplying spare parts for everybodies old Leicas. Also the Leica dealers can make a living by supplementing their revenue by recycling the old bodies and lenses. Also having these older M cameras has convinced me that someday I may upgrade to new M6's. And, having once been the proud owner of an XKE I agree with your choice of that car as an example. Steve Annapolis