Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/27

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Noctilux Canada or Germany?
From: ray tai <razerx@netvigator.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2001 21:24:06 +0800
References: <200102270311.WAA00819@poseidon.proxyma.net> <3.0.6.32.20010226225301.0098c930@POP6.sympatico.ca>

Voigtlander is the brand and it is a German company.  The fact that a Japanese
company provided the technology and manufacturing does not make the term
"Voigtlander Germany" untrue.

Dan Cardish wrote:

> The instruction sheet for my Cosina/Voigtlander 12/5.6 has the term
> "Voigtlander Germany" printed on it.  Does Cosina have any assets in germany?
>
> Dan C.
>
> At 10:32 PM 26-02-01 -0500, Marc James Small wrote:
> >At 10:04 PM 2/26/2001 -0500, Emanuel Lowi wrote:
> >>I for one have learned that the Country of
> >>Origin debate here is the road to madness, as Leica's labelling means
> >nothing at all.
> >>
> >
> >Emmanuel, PLEASE!  No manufacturer's statement of origin means much these
> >days, be the the producers of volleyballs or frigates.  It IS an
> >international market today!
> >
> >But do not pick Leica out for scorn when almost every other factory does
> >the same sort of brand-labeling.
> >
> >Marc
> >
> >msmall@roanoke.infi.net  FAX:  +540/343-7315
> >Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir!
> >
> >

In reply to: Message from "Emanuel Lowi" <mano@proxyma.net> ([Leica] Noctilux Canada or Germany?)
Message from Dan Cardish <dcardish@sympatico.ca> (Re: [Leica] Noctilux Canada or Germany?)