RE: [Leica] Digital Bessa RF

["Leonard J Kapner" <ljkapner@cox.net>]

Mark,

Your sense of humor is wonderful. I love it. Keep it up. I may not always
understand where you're headed, but a salient point or two always shines
through. 

And $10 a day is $7,200... Probably just enough to buy the DM body, a few
1mg storage cards and pay the taxes. Ouch!!

Len

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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 Mark Rabiner
Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2004 9:38 PM
To: leica-users
Subject: Re: [Leica] Digital Bessa RF

I think the Bessa Dig will sell for between 2 to 3 grand closer to 2 if
they're smart and they are.
Leica will have more than a slightly hard time if they are selling theirs
for 6.
They would long in advice have time to see this and to change their mission
objectives.
If not abort.
I'm pretty hard core Leica and donšt own a Cosina anything yet but if I'm
right on the prices of the digital Cosina - Leica bodies this will soon
change.

There's no reason why Cosina could not do a bang up job on this job.

And I'm giving LEICA plenty of leeway to screw it up. As they've gotten off
to bang up start already with this crazy 6 grand in 2 years market product
nitch fiasco.
Sounds to me like they are winging it. Someone sat bolt upright in bed,
called a meeting at 3 am and said "start digital M now or become insolvent".
Insolvent in what solution?
6 grand in 2 years aint it.
6 grand in 2 years is goodbye baby to a solvent company.

6 grand in 2 years means saving just under 10 bucks a day.
Lets see; join Costco. Goodbye HBO. Set thermostat to 64. Buy ten pound bags
of beans and rice and backup CrockPots of various denominations.



Mark Rabiner
Photography
Portland, Oregon
http://rabinergroup.com/Catagorypages/PersonalWork.html




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