[Leica] Re: say hello to hermes leica

[Summicron1 at aol.com (Summicron1@aol.com)]

well steve me boy, if that happens, and it easily could, so what? The only 
ones who suffer are the ones who always need the newest toy, and they always 
seem willing to buy.

Look at ur own web site -- all that lovely classic gear, all those wonderful 
shooters. 

Look at me -- an M3, an M2 (new toy! Love it!) with a bunch of 30-year-old 
lenses that make me smile down there in the darkroom. What else matters?

and when I want to go large, there's the products of the longt-gone 
Graflex/graphic/Folmer & Schwing corporation nestled snuggly in my basement, 
a full 
XLRF outfit and the combat Speed Graphic 4 by 5. Ektar lens, top rate.

And is the company out of business? Yeah, and so what?

are more expensive new models made? Yeah, so what? These perform 
wonderfully. 
Wonderfully enough for me, anyway, and that's all that matters.

it's the cameras I use -- I'll have a twinge if the Leica company goes away, 
but it really already has for me, for all practical purposes, I sure as hell 
can't afford their stuff any more. 

charlie trentelman
In a message dated 10/12/04 9:31:42 PM, lug-request@leica-users.org writes:


> Subject: [Leica] Say Hello to Hermes Leica -- THE Photog's Fashion
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> In my opinion the departure of Mr. Cohn as Leica's CEO signals not just
> a change at the top,? but a fundamental change of Leica company
> strategy.?? I believe the move is on to remake Leica in the image of
> Leica's largest stock holder, the elite incredibly high priced fashion
> seller Hermes.?? Good-bye to Leica for photographers, hello to Leica as
> an elitist even higher priced fashion statement.? Yes folks, I fear yet
> more Leica price hikes are on the way very soon.
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