Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/12/02

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Subject: [Leica] Leica Financials - M8 saves the day.
From: jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)
Date: Sun Dec 2 17:30:13 2007
References: <C377782C.78C1E%mark@rabinergroup.com> <F76B7C1A-C7D8-4536-9478-FB918D282CA1@nathanfoto.com> <777C974E-A874-41FB-BD61-64A68C75B8D2@droolassicpark.com>

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
>
>
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