Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/30

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Poll Country of Manufacture
From: Douglas Herr <telyt560@cswebmail.com>
Date: 30 Nov 2000 11:07:47 -0800

On Thu, 30 November 2000, "Alan Hull" wrote:

> 
> 
> With so much varied interest in the subject of Country of Manufacture I
> think it would be educational to have a poll among the LUG.  I have no
> time to conduct it (especially with all the recounts) but may I suggest
> the following questions.
> 
> a.  Is it important to you where the Leica is manufactured

No.

> b.  Would you pay a premium for your country of choice

No.

> c.  Would you buy a Leica if it was stamped "Made in Portugal"

I did: R4s and R4sP.  My current R4sP was made in Portugal, destroyed in Alaska, rebuilt in California and New Jersey.  Does any of this matter?  Aside from historical curiosity, no.

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/telyt
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