Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 09/05/1999 6:27:12 PM Central Daylight Time, msmall@roanoke.infi.net writes: << Sorry, Don, but your math is a-gley here. Leica insists on MUCH higher quality standards than these houses use for their internal production. This doubles or triples the price of the lens. The profit margin on most expensive lenses, incidentally, is proportionately less than on cheaper optics, one major reason why the larger houses can be immensely profitable. Marc >> Please provide some specific examples. It has been my experience that if the manufacturer does not provide high quality for its own product, it is virtually impossible to have the employees turn out products that are several times higher quality than that which they are accustomed to producing. Marc: Are you involved in precision manufacturing?