Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I personally don't care where my "Leicas" are made. Most of mine were assembled in Portugal, My point was that I would not expect a technician or anyone else in NJ (or perhaps even Solms) to know how the electronics within the Miniluix works. Maybe they should. Maybe they do. But the original post'er was upset about Leica not knowing. I was attempting to offer an explanation. Jim At 06:24 AM 11/28/00 -0500, Sal DiMarco,Jr. wrote: >Luggers, > If a Minilux isn't a Leica, because it is made by National Camera >(Panasonic) in Japan, doesn't it hold that Nikon's P&S cameras aren't Nikons >and Contax's P&S camera aren't Contaxs because they too are made by National >Camera. > As I understand it, everybody's point and shoots are made by National. > Next, it is a known fact, Leica AG has moved some of the M6 >manufacturing to its plant in Portugal. It is also a known fact, under >international law the country of manufacture is the one where MORE THAN 50% >of the manufacturing process takes place. In the case of the M6, it is >Germany. > Why do you people obsess over such trivial nonsense?