Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/06/08

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Subject: [Leica] Niche Markets In Which We May Not Wish to Shop
From: buzz.hausner at verizon.net (Buzz Hausner)
Date: Wed Jun 8 15:46:49 2005

While buggies have become a rare commodity and buggy makers all but
disappeared, there is a thriving market for buggy whips in a large,
specialty niche market.  Swaine, Adeney, and Briggs is doing quite
nicely on St. James's Street, thank you very much!

        Buzz Hausner

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+buzz.hausner=verizon.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+buzz.hausner=verizon.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf
Of Timothy Atherton
Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 5:58 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: RE: [Leica] The End of The "M"

 
> On 6/8/05 4:39 PM, "Thinkofcole@aol.com" <Thinkofcole@aol.com> wrote:
> 
> > If the Rolex, Patek-Philippe, Rolls-Royce, Harley-Davidson, 
> Smith  & Wesson
> > and who knows how many other world-class names were to  
> disappear at midnight,
> > along with the Stromberg-Carlsons, Duesenbergs, Parker  51s, 
> Bolexes, Singers,
> > Underwoods and who knows how many other household names,  every 
> one would
> > still a big deal to knowledgeable consumers around the  world 
> and so it will
> > be 
> > the Leica M. Period. End of discussion. --bob  cole

> LOL!
> 

> still a big deal to knowledgeable consumers around the  world 

presumably, along with the fondlers of fine buggy whips?



In reply to: Message from tim at KairosPhoto.com (Timothy Atherton) ([Leica] The End of The "M")