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phybron · 07/22/06, 10:36 PM

So if young people in school or assisting can't afford M's then how can Leica attract any sizable section of the younger market? For the believers Leica's are a cut above the Japanese manufacturers (generally speaking) and that means we can justify the higher prices. So that means they should appeal to the photojournalist trainees and assistants more than the casual shooters, but they can't afford them.

Seems to me Leica can't have it both ways. Well having said that I think the Digilux's fell nicely into the middle ground. My D2 was my first digital camera which I bought last year aged 27, having looked at everything on the market and settling on that as something unique but decent quality. Other than the Panasonic equivalent I still don't think there's anything like it and it's enabled me to get into and teach myself photography.

A digital M would be a nice progression from that but it'll be a long while before I can afford that.

EDIT: oh and I always recommend people (my age group) get Panasonics when they ask me what digicam to buy, if only for the Leica lens. Misguided? Panasonic lens with a Leica stamp on it? Maybe, but I'm sure it counts for more than pixel counts.

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phybron Neuer Benutzer Join Date: 06/02/05 Posts: 29	Re: What is Leica doing to attract ... So if young people in school or assisting can't afford M's then how can Leica attract any sizable section of the younger market? For the believers Leica's are a cut above the Japanese manufacturers (generally speaking) and that means we can justify the higher prices. So that means they should appeal to the photojournalist trainees and assistants more than the casual shooters, but they can't afford them. Seems to me Leica can't have it both ways. Well having said that I think the Digilux's fell nicely into the middle ground. My D2 was my first digital camera which I bought last year aged 27, having looked at everything on the market and settling on that as something unique but decent quality. Other than the Panasonic equivalent I still don't think there's anything like it and it's enabled me to get into and teach myself photography. A digital M would be a nice progression from that but it'll be a long while before I can afford that. EDIT: oh and I always recommend people (my age group) get Panasonics when they ask me what digicam to buy, if only for the Leica lens. Misguided? Panasonic lens with a Leica stamp on it? Maybe, but I'm sure it counts for more than pixel counts. Last edited by phybron : 07/22/06 at 10:52 PM.