Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/11/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I ordered one on 9/9/09 from my usual dealer. I got it last week. I think it is great that Leica have a huge demand for the M9, it seems to me to be no more un-available here than the Canon 5d mk2 was for the first year or so. So not much to uniquely lambast Leica here, I think. I understand that the high skill level needed for the manufacture will not be something one can get at the job centre tomorrow, even if there were sufficient jigs and tools to warrant extra staff. I am sure they will clear the backlog and attempt to get an idea of continuing production volume requirements such that they can assess what the long term manning levels can/should practically be. Anything else would be foolish since it would satisfy a tiny number of vociferous critics and jeopardise the future of the business. Frank F has been criticising Leica along these lines as long as I have been on this list, which is probably about 10 years now :-) Frank D. On 1 Nov, 2009, at 07:41, Geoff Hopkinson wrote: > Frank D, sometimes the glass is three quarters empty, it seems. Some > hundreds of those were reportedly delivered at Day One. One thing's > for > sure, you do need to get on a list with your dealer of choice if you > would > like to become an owner in the near future. > > > 2009/10/31 Frank Dernie <Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com> > >> I don't think it is grim, I think it is optimistic for the future. >> FD >> >> On 30 Oct, 2009, at 23:41, Frank Filippone wrote: >> >> 50 a day divided into 6000 cameras is 120 WORKING days.... which is >> close >>> to >>> 5 calendar months ( holidays, EU work regulations, etc.) . Order >>> today >>> for >>> delivery in March...... >>> >>> 8000 is another 2K units, or another 40 working days... or 2 more >>> calendar >>> months.... May. >>> >>> I would say they would not want this data to be well known..... it >>> is >>> pretty >>> grim. >>> >>> Frank Filippone >>> red735i at earthlink.net >>> >>> >>> >>> The Aussie distributor product manager told me that >>> the initial production order has now been increased to 8,000 >>> units. They >>> expect it to take months to catch up. >>> >>> >>> Initial production was 600 cameras and they have orders for 6,000 >>>>> >>>> cameras. >>> >>>> Their daily production iof 50-60 cameras is sold out until January. >>>>> >>>>> >> > > > > -- > Cheers > Geoff > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > Stefan Daniel: "The M is our heart." > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information