Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi! Your Made in China 283 must be really light as my Made in Japan one weighs about 350g (without batteries) All the best! Raimo Photos at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen - ---------- > Having things made in China isn't a cost-cutting measure, Stephen, it is > purely an unselfish gesture on the part of manufacturers to help > photographers carry their gear more comfortably by utilizing a little-known > law of nature. You see, gravity has a lesser effect on Chinese-made > equipment than Japanese. How did I discover this secret, you ask? Simple: > I have two Vivitar 283 flash units. One says "Japan", the other "China". On > my electronic scale, the latter weighs 300g less than the former.