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Subject: [Leica] (Link) Interview with Stefan Daniel
From: frank.dernie at btinternet.com (FRANK DERNIE)
Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2012 12:00:54 +0100 (BST)
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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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