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Subject: [Leica] WAS Leica's demise, NOW Digital's demise??
From: scott at adrenaline.com (Scott McLoughlin)
Date: Thu May 26 10:46:56 2005
References: <2bed1f12beaacb.2beaacb2bed1f1@planet.nl>

Maybe we'll see some innovation in camera designs once things
settle down, as manufacturers look for margins and not just share
in the new digi market. 

- APS P&S ?
- Digi TLR ?
- Digi Canonet ?

:-)

Scott

nathan.wajsman@planet.nl wrote:

>Peter,
>
>It makes perfect sense that a retailer like Jessops should start seeing
>reduced sales of digital cameras. At this point, it is safe to assume
>that in the UK and other rich countries, most people who wanted to
>convert from film to digital have already done so. So the huge wave of
>conversion sales during the past couple of years is now ending. Going
>forward, the industry will settle into a normal pattern of replacement
>sales as people upgrade, replace broken equipment etc., which implies
>considerably slower growth.
>
>Nathan
>
>Nathan Wajsman
>Almere, Netherlands
>http://www.nathanfoto.com
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>
>----- Oorspronkelijk bericht -----
>Van: Peter Dzwig <pdzwig@summaventures.com>
>Datum: woensdag, mei 25, 2005 11:44 am
>Onderwerp: [Leica] WAS Leica's demise, NOW Digital's demise??
>
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>>We get this over and over about digital, but I was very amused to 
>>see that when 
>>Jessops (who are the largest camera chain over here) reported 
>>reduced profits a 
>>couple of weeks ago, they were claiming that the reason was a fall 
>>in sales of 
>>new cameras. The reason? saturation of the digital market...
>>
>>Your average digital buyer doesn't walk around with 3Rs and 3Ms 
>>around their 
>>neck ;-)
>>
>>Peter Dzwig
>>
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