Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Jan 21, 2005, at 5:37 PM, Frank Filippone wrote: > It is not a German location problem..... Leica charges 10 times ( or > close > enough) because WE WILL PAY IT! It is not an issiue of labor rates or > the > amount of QA in the product. Are you saying that wages in Germany are as low as in Asia? > Heartily disagree... I feel that if Leica triues to initiate a new > mount for > the Digi-M, it bye-bye. There are thousands of lenses out there. > They can > all be used. Asking us to spend yet another 10 times the competitive > cost > for a lens is absurd. This is not Canon or Nikon in all their glory.. > it is > little old Leica. Well, if they can't properly do a full frame M with the current mount, or if half the lenses become useless, I would rather see that happen then have them go out of business period. > Agree 100% with the license the SLR ( or M!) digital body approach. > Ahem.. Hasselblad is out of the film business... I That's my point. Hasselbald realized where the game is heading and are making some pretty dramatic changes, to make sure they survive. Take a look at their product line. They still support film, but also offer a full lineup of digital solutions and their partnership with Imacon will assure that this trend continues. Leica is either being very tight lipped about what they have up their sleeve, or doesn't get it. Feli > think you had best > revisit that thought...... You want NO Leica? ( they are doing that > themselves...) > Frank Filippone > red735i@earthlink.net ________________________________________________________ feli2@earthlink.net 2 + 2 = 4 www.elanphotos.com