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Originally Posted by R10dreamer
econdly, if Leica "ditched" the R format it would have little to no effect on the success or failure of the M system or of Leica as a company. As long as there are adaptors to other bodies, R glass will never become completely redundant, but even if it did, the collective tears of every devout R user on earth wouldn't fill a tankard.
And you know this based on what facts? How many R users are there? How many R cameras are there? Facts - do you have any?
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-sales figures for M vs R are calculable from several books with information gathered directly from Leica. 'Flex and R sales are fractional to M sales.
-Leica has published reports that break sales down by system, R is the lower volume by far.
-ca. 4,000-5,000 DMRs sold during 2.5 years of product life vs at least 12,000 M8s sold in the first 10 months with no appreciable slowdown at this point.
Sorry, but you asked for facts. I never could figure out why some R users deny or react defensively to these facts, rather than embrace them and revel in their ecclecticism, like owners of exotic automobiles. Recall that unlike a large number of Leica supporters who favour discontinuing the R system and concentrating R&D funds into the M system as a strategy for the company's well-being, I do not. I simply believe that Leica would be best to assure that the R system remains technologically archaic since the tiny cadre of loyal users has expressed vehemently that they like it that way, rather than cast their wants aside in a doomed attempt to garner a piece of the Canon/Nikon market.