[Leica] S2 success (or lack thereof)

[henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff)]

The M9 Titanium is quite a different camera than the various previous 
M6 blue skinned and engraved 'specials' and cameras of similar style. 
The M9Ti has a lot of features that are different and experimental in 
the sense that Leica AG want to see what the response is. It's a 
concept camera rather than a special, and as such the factory has 
different expectations from its sale and responses than the specials. 
The specials are completely outside the sphere of interest and 
concern of actual photographers, and are intended for well heeled 
collectors only. The Ti is a probe for directions the M series should 
take for future developments. The current Ti series might be for 
collectors in the end, but their response is important.



>Lets not just forget that the S2 is not a limited edition camera designed
>for rich collectors like the M9 Titanium or other bon bons of the same ilk
>which are unfortunate money makers of a low order for the company to survive
>and expected of them. Both cameras really don't belong on the same page or
>in the same discussion.
>The S2 is very much a working camera. They will not exist in collectors
>glass cases.
>They are not precious.
>
>
>"He wants the precious. Always he is looking for it. And the precious is
>wanting to go back to him... But we mustn't let him have it."
>
>Myyy PRECIOUSSS.
>--------------------
>Mark William Rabiner
>Photography
>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/
>mark at rabinergroup.com
>Cars:   http://tinyurl.com/2f7ptxb
>
>
>
>
>>  From: John McMaster <john at chiaroscuro.co.nz>
>>  Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>  Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2010 19:05:02 +1300
>>  To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>  Subject: Re: [Leica] S2 success (or lack thereof)
>>
>>  My dealer got one for a client, he then heard that a second one was 
>> coming
>>  to NZ (unassigned) so took it for himself. Doesn't sound like what would
>>  happen if all 500 were sold - it surprised me....
>>
>>  john
>>
>>>  -----Original Message-----
>>>  Seeing that they sold off the 500 Leica M9Ti without even trying in a
>>>  matter of weeks,
>>
>>

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       Henning J. Wulff
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