Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/15

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Weight of the 283
From: "Raimo Korhonen" <raimo.korhonen@pp2.inet.fi>
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1999 21:34:34 +0100

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

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> 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.