Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Erwin, These numbers seem incredibly low. Do they include cameras made in the Japanese makers' facilities outside Japan? As far as I know, most of the compacts and consumer SLRs are produced in low-cost locations in the Far East. Nathan Erwin Puts wrote: > Japans photo industry produced in 1999 > 33.9 Million 35 cameras, -6% compared to 1998 > Of these were > 766 thousand SLR, +3.6% > 25 Thousand medium format, -9% > 1.7 Million digital cameras, +41% - -- Nathan Wajsman Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch General photo site: http://belgiangator.tripod.com/ Belgium photo site: http://members.xoom.com/wajsman/ Motorcycle site: http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/1704/