Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]David Rogers wonders: > > I wonder how popular 50mm lenses are these days. I'm guessing the 35/1.4 > ASPH outsells the 50/1.4 by quite a bit. I wonder if anyone has any numbers > that might support or refute that. > > Dave David, Back in the '60s, when the M was in its heyday, before Leica stopped issuing production numbers the annual production report for the the 50/1.4 was around 2000 units per year. Think about that. Now with leica sales nowhere where they used to be the sales of new 50/1.4s is probably way under 2000 annualy. I bet the the Noctilux is under a 1000 per year and certainly this is the reason for the high cost--they are specialty items made for a few discerning photographers. sl