Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/06/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A "working year" is 250 days, so annual production has ramped up to around 20k, not 26k. I am surprised the demand is this high, around 5% of Nikon D800. I don't think there is much profiteering going on there. They probably make more from the lenses... >________________________________ > From: John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> >To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >Sent: Saturday, 16 June 2012, 9:00 >Subject: Re: [Leica] (Link) Interview with Stefan Daniel > >On target, but unlikely to match, as less than 3 years sales compared to >12.... > >john >________________________________________ > > >Still way behind M3 at 225.000 units according to Gandy, but big figures, >yes. > >Nathan Wajsman > > >On Jun 16, 2012, at 9:27 AM, Richard Man wrote: > >> Yes, I notice that too. So they are selling ~26K M9 a year, meaning >> ~50K-60K M9 have been sold in total, which I believe is a very good sales >> figure for them. >> >> I'm sure some Leicaphiles can quote the exact figure, but this should make >> the M9 in the top 3 best selling Leica ever list, no? >> >> On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 11:44 PM, John McMaster <john at >> chiaroscuro.co.nz>wrote: >> >>> I thought it was interesting about the lens production numbers and making >>> ~80 M9s a day.... >>> >>> john >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> >>> Thanks for sharing. It's confirming what we know.... >>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> http://the.me/interview-with-stefan-daniel-leica-director-product-management >>>> -next-target-non-leica-users/ >>>> >>>> john >>>> > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >