Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/03/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The history of business is full of companies that were killed by other companies making "cheap products" that were as good as or better than what came before them. I am not saying that Fuji will kill Leica, but equally I think it is absurd to infer that a $7000 camera is 7 times better than a $1000 camera. It's not. Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ YNWA On Mar 30, 2012, at 10:56 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > I just wonder how much apologizing I have to do when I doubt a camera which > cost 1000 usd and is a smaller format than an M9 gets compared to an M9 as > if its going to be a better camera or something. I have to buy the camera > first? > I sure as hell hope its not going to be better an M9! > Those poor people who used premium materials design and manufacturing > techniques who thought they had a premium produced outdone but a company > making a consumer grade relatively cheap product? > Poor company! Oh did you say that company has been making quality premium > camera for 87 years? And its name was "Leica"? > > I just don't feel like Leica needs to defend itself against cameras which > were never meant to compete with it in the first place. > > By the way I'm not attacking cameras. I'm attacking the made set which puts > consumer cameras and premium cameras in the same category. > There is folks I hate to break it to you gently such a thing as a quality > product. The reason why some things cost more is not marketing. The value > of the deutschmark. The price reflects materials and production tolerances. > Quality control. > > -- > Mark Rabiner > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/springdays/ > > >> From: Lottermoser George <imagist3 at mac.com> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:22:11 -0500 >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Fwd: 60mm Macro on Fuji X Pro 1 >> >> >> On Mar 30, 2012, at 1:32 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: >> >>> Yes next sentence which you snipped as that I was confusing it with the >>> Sony >>> NEX 7. >> >> Which has magnesium alloy construction >> (which, I believe, your D700 also uses for its body construction) >> not "cheap plastic" >> >> Regards, >> George Lottermoser >> george at imagist.com >> http://www.imagist.com >> http://www.imagist.com/blog >> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >