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Subject: [Leica] OT: Contax ceased production of 35mm cameras, digital to follow
From: scott at adrenaline.com (Scott McLoughlin)
Date: Thu Mar 3 19:45:26 2005
References: <NIEELBCOAJKOKJFIGDGJGEKCCEAA.tim@KairosPhoto.com> <cf307921e1750cfdf00339d52c135da5@paulhardycarter.com>

But this is consitent for all manufacturers. Doesn't seem to
be driving Oly or Nikon or Canon or Minolta out of the
market.  

Hasn't managing currency fluctuations been B-school 101
for global companies for some decades now?

Scott

Paul wrote:

> I believe the decline of the US dollar, and the consequent 
> difficulties caused to every foreign-made product trying to sell in 
> the huge (especially for Leica) US market, is more to blame than 
> digital photography. This is no coincidence, rather it is the entire 
> point of allowing the currency to stay at such a low level for so long.
>
> I would point out that Contax Kyocera are not just getting out of the 
> film camera market, but the digital camera market too.
>
> P.
>
> *******
> Paul Hardy Carter
> www.paulhardycarter.com
> *******
>
> On 3 Mar 2005, at 21:11, Tim Atherton wrote:
>
>>
>> How? Simple - most of them have become victims of their own hubris.
>>
>> <snip>
>
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In reply to: Message from tim at KairosPhoto.com (Tim Atherton) ([Leica] OT: Contax ceased production of 35mm cameras,digital to follow)
Message from paul at paulhardycarter.com (Paul) ([Leica] OT: Contax ceased production of 35mm cameras, digital to follow)