sdai Posted December 22, 2008 Share #1 Posted December 22, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) No laugh, serious food for thought ... Leica really needs a more efficient marketing man. The Return of the Leica Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted December 22, 2008 Posted December 22, 2008 Hi sdai, Take a look here Dr. Kaufmann, Ken Rockwell is your marketing man.. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
jaapv Posted December 22, 2008 Share #2 Posted December 22, 2008 Hmmm.. Let's wait and see what the future holds.... I plan to borrow an M8.2 sometime soon, and I'll let you know what I think. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
delander † Posted December 22, 2008 Share #3 Posted December 22, 2008 The M8.2 is worth a serious look now Nikon has priced the D3x out of the market! Of course, very similar cameras, very similar capabilites. He is joking yes? Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddp Posted December 22, 2008 Share #4 Posted December 22, 2008 Lol....Ken Rockwell's assessment of the D3X pricing situation is a wee-bit out of touch, as are most people who whine about it. His writing can be amusing at times... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest volkerm Posted December 22, 2008 Share #5 Posted December 22, 2008 He is joking yes? Ken Rockwell is famous for this kind of treatise. He tries to stand out with his comments, and there is a good reason: he makes a lot of money with banner advertising. His #1 priority is to have as many page hits as possible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Thawley Posted December 22, 2008 Share #6 Posted December 22, 2008 No laugh, serious food for thought ... Leica really needs a more efficient marketing man. The Return of the Leica I think not. The concept of Leica having a "real world" shooter is a good one. But methinks Ken Rockwell falls far short with respect to credibility. A review of this very article should point out to you that a) the man is making statements that he has absolutely no facts to back up his statements of Nikon losing customers (I have two professional friends who just jumped from $40K in Canon systems over to duplicate Nikon systems), and he goes off on a tangent comparing the pricing of a DX3 to a Leica M7 system. HUH? Earth to Ken... one is a DSLR, the other a Range Finder... one is a film camera the other Digital. And Ken.... Earth here again... auto focus? I'm not arguing his conclusion... how can you. One camera has nothing to do with the other. One can't do the job of the other... so frankly, the whole argument is without premise and not unlike Ken, is a MOOT point. JT Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
symmetron Posted December 24, 2008 Share #7 Posted December 24, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) I use Nikons (D300s) and Leicas (R and D2, DL4). Ken is just venting his frustration with Nikon's never ending upgrading (actually replacing) existing cameras with newer models.....big deal, welcome to the world of digital cameras. Nikon needed a higher MP FF to compete with Canon. This past Spring, I upgraded from D200s to D300s as the D300 had some newer features I desired. Then the D700 and D90 were released and now there's talk from Nikon about D400. It just keeps going, and it's enough to make one go back to film...really. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwelland Posted December 25, 2008 Share #8 Posted December 25, 2008 As much as I might agree with his Leica assessment his description of Nikon, the D3X and "2008 ... lost many of it's long time customers" is just pathetic and completely ridiculous. In fact it's so baseless and ridiculous it's laughable. Good one Ken, I haven't read this much drivel from your web site for quite a while. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
barjohn Posted December 25, 2008 Share #9 Posted December 25, 2008 Reading his site for fun and enjoyment is one thing, taking his view on a camera he doesn't yet have is quite another. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
patashnik Posted December 25, 2008 Share #10 Posted December 25, 2008 Oh sh**, Ken is off his medication again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
barjohn Posted December 26, 2008 Share #11 Posted December 26, 2008 That's pretty funny. :) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHAG Posted December 26, 2008 Share #12 Posted December 26, 2008 Nikon ? The camera that will reign over 1000 Years ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest darkstar2004 Posted December 28, 2008 Share #13 Posted December 28, 2008 Ya gotta love Ken's essay on film Why We Love Film Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobey bilek Posted January 4, 2009 Share #14 Posted January 4, 2009 You got to give Rocky some credability. His stuff is a good start point for further research. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwelland Posted January 5, 2009 Share #15 Posted January 5, 2009 You got to give Rocky some credability. His stuff is a good start point for further research. Hmm, ok, I'll give a whirl .... hmm .... I'll try .... nope, no, sorry I just can't. KR has minimal content and contentious editorial crafted to drive eyeballs to his site to keep him from doing a real day job like the rest of us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photon42 Posted January 5, 2009 Share #16 Posted January 5, 2009 So, he shoots M3 now. Be prepared Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
biglouis Posted January 5, 2009 Share #17 Posted January 5, 2009 I'm not embarassed to say that I like Ken Rockwell and enjoy reading is website. I have also donated to his site in the past because regardless of anything else he says it like it is. If I am considering Nikon gear, I always read his views and I have to say I wish I had taken his advice a few times in the past. If this confession reduces my already diminutive standing in the Leica forum even further then so be it. LouisB Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamhowa Posted January 6, 2009 Share #18 Posted January 6, 2009 Ken Rockwell has found a way to make money promoting himself and his "brand." There is nothing wrong with this but you need to understand that he is primarily about promoting himself. His opinions are not necessarily wrong, but they are his opinions and not much more. Ken's focus is primarily focused on Nikon with some Canon thrown in for good measure. Up until this post, Ken was not very enthusiastic about Leica, but he seems to have changed his mind. Consistency has never been his primary goal, but I think he has a pretty good site. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
herbet Posted January 6, 2009 Share #19 Posted January 6, 2009 I can't understand why people even consider reading his page. he's like - I never touched the camera, nobody I know has it, but I hear it is really good. dumb... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
digbyhp Posted February 19, 2009 Share #20 Posted February 19, 2009 The 'Why we Love Film' is an interesting piece. Ken seems to ignite a 'love him or hate him' reaction. I don't always agree with his opinions and conclusions, and am fully aware he is very self-promoting, but that is not a good enough reason to discount everything he says. This article makes some very pertinent points about film vs digital, while some of the detail may be hyperbole. Have a read, and keep an open mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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