Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/05/05

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Subject: [Leica] Ten years behind? I think not.
From: images at InfoAve.Net (Tina Manley)
Date: Wed May 5 15:19:37 2004
 
At 05:06 PM 5/5/2004 -0500, you wrote:

>Leica abandoned the PJ SLR market probably sometime in the 60's and
>due to installed base and the realities of publishing, it's not worth
>their while to go after it again.

If you look at the "photographers" that Leica promotes on their website, 
it's very obvious that they are aiming for the "celebrity" market, not the 
working photojournalists.

Not sour grapes, just disappointment.  I still love my M's.

Tina


Tina Manley, ASMP
www.tinamanley.com
Replies: Reply from tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant) ([Leica] Ten years behind? I think so!.)
 In reply to: Message from leica at rcmckee.com (R. Clayton McKee) ([Leica] Ten years behind? I think not.)