Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/21

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Subject: [Leica] re: doctors and lawyers
From: Kyle Cassidy <KCassidy@asc.upenn.edu>
Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 15:30:18 -0500

> > Much of Leicas market is Doctors and Lawyers.. Who buy the name and
> > could care less if its mechanical..
>
>is this literally true, or is "Doctors and Lawyers" a figure of speech for
>"well-heeled amateur photographers?"  i'd be interested in seeing any
>demographic information about the new leica buyer.  i did once buy a new
>leica.

i think it's anticdotal evidence based on lug postings. it ceritanly seems
viable to me. they both seem to run thicker than normal around here. or
maybe they just post more than the "well-heeled" non doctor and lawyer
amature photographers on the list. i'd need a grant from the NEH to come up
with more conclusive data.

kc
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