Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 12:53 PM 11/28/2000 -0800, Stephen Gandy wrote: > >The strangest thing about Ted and Sal's post is that they seem to be extremely biased >AGAINST gaining knowledge about Leica, if we as consumers dare to wonder how much of >the "made in Germany" really is made in Germany. Ironically Ted in past has >considered the wonders of his underwear an appropriate LUG topic, but yet today he >gets upset of if anyone dare asks where Leicas are manufactured, or who does the >subassembly. Ah, Stephen -- no one is attempting to limit discussion or analysis, as Gore is attempting to do in Florida <grin! Respond off-line and NOT on the LUG, please!> Ted is merely stating that the origin of items doesn't matter. You and I have battled this for many years, with your position being that origin in the Orient ought not matter a bit, and, now, Ted says that origin in Portugal ought not matter. Where is the difference? (My objection to buying Oriental has to do with general trade policies and the screwing of Western producers which the governments of the US and Europe have encouraged over the years, not of the qualities of the items. Plus, I have a couple of friends who were Bataan Death March survivors. This, if naught else, means that I will not buy Japanese when another option is available. These guys suffered for my freedom -- this is the least honor I can pay them. My mother is MUCH more pronounced in her attitudes, by the way!) Marc msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir!