Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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?" - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html