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February 22nd 05, 11:24 PM
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Leica Dying
Wow looks like Leica is going to bite the dust.
http://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/0,1518,342973,00.html It was only a matter of time I figured before this happens. 
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February 23rd 05, 12:06 AM
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Ach du lieber!
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February 23rd 05, 12:12 AM
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Hey, at least their new camera sales won't drop that much.
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February 23rd 05, 06:30 AM
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Where's Uraniumcommit??? He'll know what to do.
I used Google to translate, in its typically accurate way, and the last paragraph was particularly telling.... `Leica overslept and suffers the trend to the digital photography from losses. Besides the weak dollar impairs the business abroad, because the cameras become more expensive larva in Germany thereby.` Yes, those Leicas are just more expensive larva. (O;
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#5
February 23rd 05, 06:59 AM
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Here is what DP Review has on it
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0502/05...ialtrouble.asp Photography is going digital, this can be seen in the sales numbers of both cameras and film. A camera compnay that fails to recognize this will not last long. It is sad that they have falling on such hard time but also inevitable. Scott
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February 23rd 05, 07:15 AM
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wrote in message oups.com... Wow looks like Leica is going to bite the dust. http://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/0,1518,342973,00.html It was only a matter of time I figured before this happens. The real question is... Will their demise mean LESS babbling-on by Leica-heads, or MORE in the years to follow??? Methinks MORE... (sigh)
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#7
February 23rd 05, 07:25 AM
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Mark=B2 lowest even number here wrote: wrote in message oups.com... Wow looks like Leica is going to bite the dust. http://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/0,1518,342973,00.html It was only a matter of time I figured before this happens. The real question is... Will their demise mean LESS babbling-on by Leica-heads, or MORE in the years to follow??? Methinks MORE... (sigh) If the people who claim that you can only make a good hi-fi amp using tubes are any indication they will never stop babbling. =20 Scott
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#8
February 23rd 05, 07:50 AM
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"Scott W" wrote in message oups.com... Mark² lowest even number here wrote: wrote in message oups.com... Wow looks like Leica is going to bite the dust. http://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/0,1518,342973,00.html It was only a matter of time I figured before this happens. The real question is... Will their demise mean LESS babbling-on by Leica-heads, or MORE in the years to follow??? Methinks MORE... (sigh) If the people who claim that you can only make a good hi-fi amp using tubes are any indication they will never stop babbling. Scott ------------ On the other hand...(fair is fair)...it seems that we could get to the moon with a slide rule...yet would reportedly struggle to get there today with the aid of super-computers! 
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#9
February 23rd 05, 08:01 AM
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Scott W wrote:
Mark² lowest even number here wrote: wrote in message groups.com... Wow looks like Leica is going to bite the dust. http://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/0,1518,342973,00.html It was only a matter of time I figured before this happens. The real question is... Will their demise mean LESS babbling-on by Leica-heads, or MORE in the years to follow??? Methinks MORE... (sigh) If the people who claim that you can only make a good hi-fi amp using tubes are any indication they will never stop babbling. Scott Yes, 128 MP3 files played on a $10 portable device sound SOOO much better!
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#10
February 23rd 05, 08:05 AM
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"Chris Loffredo" wrote in message ... Scott W wrote: Mark² lowest even number here wrote: wrote in message egroups.com... Wow looks like Leica is going to bite the dust. http://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/0,1518,342973,00.html It was only a matter of time I figured before this happens. The real question is... Will their demise mean LESS babbling-on by Leica-heads, or MORE in the years to follow??? Methinks MORE... (sigh) If the people who claim that you can only make a good hi-fi amp using tubes are any indication they will never stop babbling. Scott Yes, 128 MP3 files played on a $10 portable device sound SOOO much better! Well... No.
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