Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/01/14

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From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2013 23:10:46 -0500

I don't think Leica has destroyed anything or lost anything it was obvious
to anybody with half a brain that the transition to digital for a company
like Leica was not going to be smooth. Its first outs did not have the luck
of the Irish behind them it could have gone better but it just didn't.  I
think with the introduction of the Digital M and Monochrom Leica is solidly
back on track and will win back its small but solid market slice just like
it had in the 1980's and 90's.
The Leica name is as  str0ng as ever (brand) they are making money hand over
fist making cameras as fast as they can and doing what appears to be solid
Research and development. Then years ago they were being spoken of in the
past tense. I'm looking forward to getting by M glass back going in the very
near future  and I doubt I'm the only one in that situation.

By the way to those who complain about how new lenses have gone through the
roof. You can still buy used Leica glass from the 90's, 80's, 70's, 60's,
40's maybe even 30's with range of price points matching up with a range of
quality levels.


On 1/13/13 9:45 AM, "Marc Dufour" <foto at marcdufour.net> wrote:

> Leica has destroyed in few years a well-deserved prestige and lost the
> confidence of the most demanding photographers.
> Almost a century of the best craftsmanship just wasted... by stupid
> businessmen. Time to recover other values?
> 
> Merci pour ton commentaire!
> Et amiti?s,
> Marc




-- 
Mark William Rabiner
Photography
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/




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