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Denny Laines

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3DLANES explores mechanical culture through cars, watches, and photography.

21h ago

3DLANES #78 - Photography, Watches and Car brands that HAD higher potential

Today we go over examples of watch, car and photography companies that had POTENTIAL to earn higher rate of profit than its direct competitors, but didn’t.

19 min
4d ago

3DLANES #77 - The Death Of Global Audis

Last time we spoke about how cameras, watches and cars are globalized products. But this time, Audi's CEO said that the global product is dead, what?! What does he mean with that?

23 min
May 26

3DLANES #76 - The Globalization of The Camera Industry

What does the "Made In..." stamp on the products you buy mean to you? Is it a positive thing or a negative connotation? Does it even matter anymore?

21 min
May 11

3DLANES #74 - Is Film Photography Struggling?

Today we discuss film photography, from two points of view, the consumer / enthusiast side and the manufacturing side.

15 min
May 4

3DLANES #73 - Watch Shows and Events, Why?!

Watch shows, why do they exist? Is it me or are there too many now? This time at Windup I missed a few of my favorite, have you thought why not everyone attends all?

19 min
Apr 28

3DLANES #72 - Cosworth

Today we look into a legend of the automotive world. Cosworth. Sources: Founding & History Cosworth – Wikipedia Keith Duckworth – Motor Sport Magazine Archive (Jan 1970) Keith Duckworth – Supercars.net Lotus Type 49 – Lotus Cars Official Lotus 49 meets Cosworth DFV – Goodwood History of the Lotus-Cosworth Ford Type 49 – Revs Institute Cosworth DFV – Wikipedia Ford Cosworth DFV: F1's Most Iconic Engine – Driver61 Ford Cosworth DFV V8 – Engine Labs Financial & Corporate Cosworth hails record revenue – City A.M. Cosworth Group Holdings Limited – Pomanda Company Profile Cosworth Annual Report 2023 (PDF) Cosworth cuts costs after drifting into the red – Insider Media Leadership & Strategy Cosworth announces leadership change – Cosworth Official After Kalkhoven's death, Cosworth makes leadership changes – AutoRacing1 Cosworth pays tribute to Kevin Kalkhoven – Cosworth Official Florian Kamelger LinkedIn Post Current Programs & Products How Cosworth became the exotic car world's go-to engine supplier – Road & Track Cosworth selected for Red Bull RB17 hypercar project – Cosworth Official Red Bull RB17 V10 Engine – Engine Labs Red Bull RB17 – Wikipedia Greatest Cosworth Powered Road Cars – CarBuzz Cosworth V16 – Race Engine Technology Jim Clark Jim Clark – Formula 1 Official Hall of Fame Jim Clark F1 stats and facts – F1 Fansite Jim Clark – Jim Clark Trust Jim Clark – RacingNews365 Was Jim Clark the greatest racing driver? – Swarez Art

25 min
Apr 20

3DLANES #71 - IWC

Today we analyze IWC, the watch brand. Not a specific watch but the brand as a whole. Sources: Ken Research – Global Luxury Watch Market 2019–2030kenresearchPersistence Market Research – Luxury Watches Market Size & Competitive Analysis, 2032persistencemarketresearchTechnavio – Luxury Watch Market Size 2025-2029technavioUNITesi – Pre-Owned Luxury Watches Market (PDF)unitesi.univeThe Swatchers – Market Overview: Porter's 5 Forcestheswatchers.blogspotMatrix BCG – Emperor Watch & Jewellery Porter's Five Forces AnalysismatrixbcgLinkedIn – Changing Competitive Landscape of Wristwatches (Parag Deshpande)linkedinWatch Collecting Lifestyle – Top 10 Largest Watch Brands in 2025: Rolex DominateswatchcollectinglifestyleMonochrome Watches – The 10 Largest Watch Brands in 2025monochrome-watchesHodinkee – Rolex and Cartier In Another League (Morgan Stanley / LuxeConsult)hodinkeeInstagram – Rolex 2025 Luxury Watch DominanceinstagramHodinkee – Industry Under Pressure: Buyers and Executives Favor Brick-and-Mortar (Deloitte Study)hodinkeeNew York Times – Are Luxury Smartwatches a Thing of the Past?nytimesBusiness of Fashion – Smartwatches No Longer a Threat to Pricey Swiss Timepieces (Morgan Stanley)businessoffashionFrontify – IWC Schaffhausen: Being Unique and Staying Relevant Among Luxury Watch Brandsfrontify

23 min
Apr 13

3DLANES #70 - Leica Camera AG- Product Lines, Target Audiences & Five Forces Analysis

Today we go over the Leica product lineup, target audiences and Porter's 5 forces. There's correction of the last episode at the end. Sources: Leica Official Leica Camera Models — Official camera lineup Leica SL System — SL official page Leica Q Family — Q series official page Leica S System — S medium format official page Leica Sport Optics – Binoculars — Binoculars lineup Leica Home Cinema Portfolio — Cine projectors Leica Cine Play 1 — Portable projector page Leica Watches — Watch collection Leica Smart Projection ISE 2025 — Smart Projection press release Financial & Business Performance Leica FY 2024/25 Press Release (PDF) — Official financials Leica Camera Continues to Grow – PR Newswire — Revenue €596M announcement Leica Revenue Up 7.6% – PhotoRumors — Financial commentary Leica Breaks Historic Sales Record – The Phoblographer — Luxury market context Leica FY 2024/25 – Macfilos — Independent analysis Product Pricing & Market Data Leica Camera Lineup 2025 – TS2 Tech — Full model comparison Leica D-Lux 8 Price Increase – LeicaRumors — Tariff price impact Tariff Price Increases on Q3 – Digital Camera World — US tariff impact Leica Market Digest Oct 2025 – Summimarket — Secondary market pricing Leica Market Digest Nov 2025 – Summimarket — Price trend analysis Product Reviews & Audience Context Leica Q2 Professional Evaluation – Macfilos — Q series audience analysis Leica S Medium Format Review – Overgaard — S system deep dive Why Creatives Are Moving Away from Leica – Erick Kim Photography — Buyer power / substitution commentary Understanding the Leica Product Line – About Photography — Line overview Why Is Leica So Expensive – BlinksAndButtons — Pricing rationale Leica SOFORT 2 – Brooks Review — Instant camera review Competitive Landscape Sony vs Leica vs Hasselblad – Fstoppers — Competitive comparison Why No Mass-Market Leica Equivalent? – Reddit — Barriers to entry discussion Camera Brands Avoiding Competition – Reddit/Leica — L-Mount rivalry dynamics Leica Transformation – CineD — Strategic evolution Xiaomi Partnership & Mobile Xiaomi × Leica Global Imaging Cooperation — Official partnership page Xiaomi 17 Ultra Partnership – EntNerd — 2026 co-creation details Xiaomi Leica New Era – Sportskeeda Tech — Partnership announcement Sport Optics Leica Sport Optics – Camtec Photo — Product listings Leica Binoculars – Leica Store SF — Retail overview New Leica Binoculars – PetaPixel — 2025 binocular release Watches Leica L1 & L2 Watches – Hodinkee — Watch introduction

30 min

3DLANES explores mechanical culture through cars, watches, and photography.

Creator

Denny Laines
Years Active

2024 - 2026
Episodes

79
Rating

Explicit
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© Denny Laines
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