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Subject: [Leica] (Link) Interview with Stefan Daniel
From: rgacpa at gmail.com (Robert G Adler)
Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2012 06:19:56 -0700
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What lenses?
;-)

Bob Adler
www.rgaphoto.com
Sirisly

On Jun 16, 2012, at 4:00 AM, FRANK DERNIE <frank.dernie at btinternet.com> 
wrote:

> 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
>>>>> 
>> 
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