don_karon1 Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 50 Down Nikon rival Five letters, starts with an "L". Hmmmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger_michel Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 lomo only has four letters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael b Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 Early week NYT's puzzles are a waste of time. Friday is good, Saturday is always fun, better than the big Sunday puzzle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger_michel Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 all kidding aside, is it linex or lytar?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christopher_newkumet Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 Lanon, what else could it be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vic_. Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 It's like calling a TAG (or Rolex) the rival of Timex or Casio. (Disclaimer: I only have a Timex.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terry_rory Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 If I were a Leica executive I would be thrilled that ANYONE considered Leica a rival to Nikon. Given that Nikon is an enormous global brand and a household name and a very respected camera brand in its own right. (Respected and used by many Leica users and many Leica owners on this forum I should add.) Yes Leica did it first (and did it better) and still does it better in a niche market sort of way (better at making precision built, mechanical rangefinders and optics) but Nikon is no slouch at coming out with fine cameras and optics AND have cornered a market that Leica & Rollei made their own in the 1930s - 1950s, namely the professional photojournalists camera of choice. Yes (with my hypothetical Leica executive hat on again) if lots of New Yorkers got that clue correctly I would be thrilled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preston_merchant Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 Check the market cap for both Leica and Nikon to see if the clue makes any sense. Don--are you sure that the "L" isn't supposed to be a "C"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terry_rory Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 I can hear some hard-liners building a gibbet for me right now! But lets face facts there is less of a gap between a $4000 Leica rig and a $4000 Nikon rig than there is between a Rolex and a Timex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_bradigan Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 I don't know. With a $4K Leica rig I can take some darn nice pictures in the 15-90mm range. With a $4K Nikon rig, I can do macro, short tele (400mm or less), and much in between. With either a Timex or a Rolex...I can still only tell the time. Impressively or not. I think there is a world of difference between Rolexes and Leicas. I only wish more people felt the same...then maybe they woudln't be so darn expensive. (Slightly OT, but had to rant a bit. Thanks for letting me get it out of my system) MdB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_bradigan Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 And Trevor, I just completely mis-read your post. hmm...carry on gentlemen...carry on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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