roby17269
R5, H5X + IQ1-80, DJI Mini & Mavic 3 Pro, GoPro 10
Huge gains per unit sold, sure, whether that meant huge gains in absolute terms I do not know. Plenty of redundancies in those times too.Remember during COVID when new cars were in short supply and the usual dealer discounts were not happening? Even though auto sales declined in terms of unit volume, auto dealer and manufacturer profits saw huge gains.
I am just speculating but I kind of assume that L lenses and non L lenses come out of different assembly lines and that making their glass elements may be split as well? Moreover, there is also a small risk of losing some sales if you make clients wait for months or even years.Companies care about the bottom line more than the top line. If a lens is in short supply, the most likely reason is not that Canon cannot make enough of them, it's that they're choosing not to. Have you noticed that none of the consumer-level (low margin) lenses seem to be in short supply?
It seems obvious to me that, in any case, had they delivered more L lenses units during 23Q4 - 24Q1 they would have sold more... and at the same price.
Disclaimer: what I write are my opinions only - I am not privy to Canon's insider info on this (or any other) matter
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