Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/12/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Wow!! To someone from India, who uses goods wherever they are made, provided they are made well, it sounds like some tirade. But to no avail, I am afraid, and you better get resigned to years of howling with pain if your high point of craftsmanship is a camera half case. Cheers Jayanand On Dec 2, 2007 10:44 PM, Charlie Meyer <charlie@droolassicpark.com> wrote: > Oh, joy! Even with my 1935-1955 kit, it took vigilance to keep China > and India out of my bag. (Don sells N.O.S. Leitz lens cleaning paper > for $1 a packet.) Long gone are the days where Leitz/Leica not only > made most of their own parts..but also the machines that made them; > First World design and craftsmanship is why Leica commands the > princely prices and enjoys the continuing value it has. In response > to Gandy's cheap Chinese half cases (no Buddah ear option), Luigi > introduced inexpensive half-cases made in Italy. Not the art work of > his traditional lines, but still well made in Europe. I do hope that > Leica keeps manufacture in the First World. An 'offshored' Third > World build Leica sounds just as bad as a Guangdong Porsche....or the > woman calling the other week from Bangalore telling me her name was > 'Jack, J-A-C-K, calling from provider office'. > > At least the Europe is beginning to address the perils of > globalization. Maybe the anti-globalization protesters weren't all > anarchists and slackers after all...they were just smart enough to > get to the barricades first. > > Charlie > > > On Dec 2, 2007, at 10:45 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > > and restructuring (I assume the latter means moving manufacturing > > out of Germany to the extent this has not already been done). > > > > Nathan > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >