Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]SNIP >In the end, whether we're talking cameras or computers, what matters >most is not where the parts are sourced, or who owns the factory, but >rather, how well the company whose name is stamped on the product >sweated out the details, and how high they set their standards. I'm very >happy with my newish Leica gear, thank you very much. Yeah, Walt's >probably right about someone needing to do final tuning on the M6 >bodies, but still! right - but how come Leica can say on their lenses "Lens Made in Germany"? Nike, for example, their watches, clothes - they must say "Hong Kong" on the rubber band, and then "Stainless steel China" sometimes then even adding "assembled in...Marin County" or the like? Wasn't there a conference detailing whether a "Swiss Made" can reside on the face of the watch, or the band or just "Swiss Movement". Or a Swiss Watch must indicate Mov't Japan? But then this is a tough comparison. If this were to happen in (not Swiss - but... German) fine lens 'making' I'd hate to think of what might happen. Or maybe I'm stating what everyone knows - it doesn't happen, does it!