Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/06

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Subject: RE: [Leica] APS out ?
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 13:45:46 -0500

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From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Mehrdad
Sadat
Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 1:25 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: RE: [Leica] APS out ?


i agree marc, they are falling behind in digital and needed to spend  r&d
time and money on digital which is/will be the next cash cow.

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It could be Leica's next cash cow. But I am willing to predict - although
not necessarily bet - that it won't be. Why? Because my guess is that what
Leica will do later or sooner, but probably later, is introduce a grossly
overpriced digital body that will take R lenses. Which is great for those of
you with R lenses and cash to burn. BUT - Leica's biggest customer base, and
lens base, is M users and lenses. If they were to introduce a full featured
digital body - of any sort - that would take M lenses, they would have an
immediate, large, customer base. But my guess is they won't do it.

I hope I'm wrong on this one, but....

B. D.

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