Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Howdy ?Unlike Zeiss, Leitz doesn't have the name recognition to market to the general public. How many outside this list would buy a pair of Leitz sunglasses! Even if they were aspherical. Clearly they would have to become an independent lens mfg. Of course they wouldn't be able to make EOS lenses but they could release stuff on PK M42 CY FD and on Nikon for use with the current F5, Maybe as part of an interchangeable mount system or using the existing adaptall. No one could say anything to stop them since these mounts are all on expired patents. Of course companies never listen to guys like me until it's too late! Javier - --- "Nathan Wajsman (private)" <nathanw@bluewin.ch> wrote: > Felix, > > As someone has pointed out, if the M7 is much more > profitable than > previous M models, than it increases the chances of > Leica's survival. My > personal view has long been that Leica's long-term > future is a merger > with one of the larger companies; the Hermes thing > is just an interlude. > Leica does have some assets--chiefly the brand and > the optical > expertise--which are interesting to the big firms. > > But then again, there are small companies that focus > on a niche and > thrive--Porsche, for example. Compared to the rest > of the auto industry > they are as small as Leica is compared to Canon or > Fuji, and yet they > are doing just fine. > > As for being able to have them repaired even if the > company were to be > liquidated, it all depends on how many old cameras > remain in use. As > with everything else, if there is a demand the > market will meet it. I > can have my Rollei 35 repaired here in Zurich even > though it has not > been manufactured for ages; I can even have my newly > purchased Pentacon > repaired in Germany, even though the company that > made them no longer > exists. And so on. > > Nathan > > Felix Lopez de Maturana wrote: > > > Hi Sal > > > > I don't see the problem in the longevity of the > products but in the > > future of the firm. In modern times such a tiny > market has not in my > > personal opinion a clear future. Only Canon, a > true giant has some > > guarantees of survival. Hasselblad found his way > with some kind of > > alliance with Fuji, the another photo giant, and > even Nikon, owned by > > Mitsubishi, has not a clear future. So I don't see > the advantage oh > > having extraordinary lasting cameras if I cannot > get another one or > > parts if in the future the manufactures is gone. > > > > Kind regards > > > > Felix > > > > PS Who kept the M6 Classic but bought a M7 too > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland > > e-mail: nathanw@bluewin.ch > mobile: +41 78 732 1430 > > Photo-A-Week: > http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw2003.htm > General photo site: http://www.wajsman.com/index.htm > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/ - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html