Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/05/28

[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]
Subject: [Leica] Another MM write-up
From: jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)
Date: Mon, 28 May 2012 23:09:44 +0530
References: <CBE896A7.1ED0B%mark@rabinergroup.com> <9BA43CA611694CE3B811931EEDA30BC3@syneticfeba505> <1338226456.33555.YahooMailNeo@web87303.mail.ird.yahoo.com>
 
In which case they will put some coloured faux leather on it, call it some
limited edition or the other, triple the price and sell it to Far Eastern
collectors. They know this game inside out, and it keeps the company alive
and in the black! If you ask me it is the best way of selling surplus stock
that I have ever seen. Brilliant, actually.
Cheers
Jayanand

On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 11:04 PM, FRANK DERNIE
<frank.dernie at btinternet.com>wrote:

> I don't think it will ever be a collectors item.
> I think they are putting a toe in the water to see if there is a real
> market for their B&W camera.
> Most people want autofocus.
> Most people want zoom lenses.
> Most people want to see through the lens, one way or another.
> The market for M cameras is tiny. The market for a B&W only version would
> be probably less than 5% of that????
> Maybe 1000 is more than they will be able to sell...
> FD
>
> _______________________________________________
> Leica Users Group.
> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information
>
Replies: Reply from steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour) ([Leica] Another MM write-up)
 In reply to: Message from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] Another MM write-up)
Message from tedgrant at shaw.ca (tedgrant at shaw.ca) ([Leica] Another MM write-up)
Message from frank.dernie at btinternet.com (FRANK DERNIE) ([Leica] Another MM write-up)