Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/21

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Where's Joe?
From: Mark Rabiner <mark@markrabiner.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2001 18:14:18 -0800
References: <F19sEgJXOxJagXTi8M100009cf3@hotmail.com> <3.0.2.32.20011221185234.015f8e04@roanoke.infi.net>

Marc James Small wrote:
> 
> At 01:24 PM 12/21/01 -0800, Mark Rabiner wrote:
> >The name "Zeiss" also appears on a slew of plastic point and shoots and
> >now so does Leica's name appear now on a Panasonic plastic digital grabber.
> >In all cases no one thinks the names over been devaluated and they are
> >glad these companies have been able to stay in business.
> 
> Mark
> 
> I can't speak for the Panasonic/Leica thingamabobbie, but Zeiss DOES make
> the lenses on the Sony digital gear.  Real Zeiss, real glass.  Sony was
> willing to pay the freight.
> 
> Marc
> 
It doesn't even bother me if it's Japanese glass which is sometimes
better than German glass.
It doesn't bother me if there are not Germans with monocles breathing
down the factory workers necks.
The Japanese are perfectly capable of putting together a German formula
with Japanese workers and glass and manufacturing techniques.
What does bother me? 
I forgot! Nothing i guess!


Mark Rabiner
Portland, Oregon USA
http://www.markrabiner.com

I have a small spritzer sitting right here not to my monitor of Zeiss
lens cleaner.
Made in Cleveland Ohio
"Can we make it in Cleveland?"
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