Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/29

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Country of origin
From: "Tom Schofield" <tdschofield@email.msn.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 17:04:10 -0800
References: <000001c05a32$2aa38cc0$5f2340c3@pbncomputer> <3A255CBD.6B16B71F@home.com>

I recall when Zeiss shifted production of most lenses for Contax to Japan,
Zeiss insisted that quality would be improved because the new machines at
the new plant had higher tolerances than the older equipment in Germany.

Tom

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Ted" <tedgrant@home.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2000 11:45 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Country of origin


> Erwin Puts wrote:
>
> >>>>>>I fully agree with Ted and others who argue that the CoO is
irrelevant for
> the process of taking photographs. If the camera functions as specified
and
> delivers the goods, what extra info can be gleaned from the fact that the
> camera is made in Portugal, Solms or Dresden? Nothing at all.
SNIP<<<<<<,
>
> >>The alleged quality differences between German and Canadian lenses.
between
> Wetzlar and Solms M bodies, between Solms and Portugal R bodies, between
German
> and Japanese manufactured lenses only serve one purpose: produce smoke
screens
> to make the consumer insecure!<<<<<
>
> Hi Erwin,
> Points well made.  Thank you for reinforcing some common sense to this
topic
> where Leica's are  manufactured.
> ted
>
>

In reply to: Message from "Erwin Puts" <imxputs@knoware.nl> ([Leica] Country of origin)
Message from Ted <tedgrant@home.com> (Re: [Leica] Country of origin)