Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/09/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You would have to be pretty big to take over anything from Kaufmann's empire - particularly the way Dr A.K. sees his Leica commitment. In 2006, the Kaufmann family was #11 in the list of Austria's richest families with an estimated 1.3 Billion Euros in private assets, not far behind the Porsche and Swarovski families. This S2 is aimed at the big fashion-mag studios and advertising photographers, not the majority of us mainstream 'snappers' - professional or amateur. If it's a success, all the better - it's already making waves, if not yet a tsunami - it will hoepfully form a solid financial basis for helping Leica to give us what we (the majority) want. Be happy flying at normal prices on a 737, or do you really need your own Lear Jet? Douglas Geoff Hopkinson wrote: > George, well said. You made me smile. > > > Cheers > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of > Lottermoser George > Sent: Thursday, 25 September 2008 14:15 > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] S2 images on a blog > > bah humbug > it's too expensive > i can't have one today > where's the R10 full frame for $3000 > i want a M9 full frame for under $2,500 > where is it? > nikon's coming out with S2 mark II in 3 months canon will kill Leica with > their big sensor leica killer by march you'll see leica doesn't know what > they're doing panasonic should buy em and take them out of their misery > they > should just make lenses for canon, nikon, olympus, pentax, and holga then > they'd be playing with the big boys i'm sick and tired of waiting for their > buggy, filter needing bodies > > have i missed anything? > > ; ~ ! > > Fond regards, > George > > george@imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > > > On Sep 24, 2008, at 10:40 PM, wildlightphoto@earthlink.net wrote: > > >> This is a seriously solid product and Leica deserves some credit." >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >