Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Larry Wrote - After Analyzing Leica Sales Figures - M system sales are up 5.8%. Compact camera sales are up 54.5%. .. And R system sales are down 33.6%. Comparing just this year's 3-month 3rd quarter (which includes the Christmas selling season) with last year's is equally telling. Net sales are up 6%. The breakout by product line: M system sales up 18.7%. Compact camera sales up 30.6%. Binocular sales up 18.2%. Projector sales down 6.6%. R system sales down 33.9%. - --- And I wrote a few hours earlier ... Prediction - If Leica is going to survive as a manufacturer of serious photo gear - as opposed to just P&S - some time in the next 12 to 24 months they will abandon the R line. Additionally, I'd be willing to be that the recent spate of M lens development we've seen is the end of M lens development. - --- Well, we'll see...But no manufacturer of anything is in business today to take a loss....