Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/19

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Unbelievable
From: sethrosner at nycap.rr.com (Seth Rosner)
Date: Fri Dec 19 13:58:25 2008
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You are patience-testing, Lal

.........and as noted, all are mass market goods. Note the deterioration in 
quality of Mercedes automobiles built in the United States, a low cost auto 
manufacturing country when one factors in non-uniion labor and the billions 
of dollars in tax credits they've received. One doesn't make a Rolls or a 
Patek or a professional Leica for mass market.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "A. Lal" <alal@duke.poly.edu>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 4:27 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Unbelievable


> N,C and S, all make camera bodies and lenses off shore.
>
> In another field, all those nice Ipods, Macbooks, and so on are made in a
> low cost country.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Lottermoser George" <imagist3@mac.com>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
> Sent: Friday, 19 December, 2008 3:58 PM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Unbelievable
>
>
>> What camera manufacturer has found this magic formula?
>> I know that many fine optics by many fine companies exist.
>> Yet in terms of fit and finish I'm not aware of one akin to Leica.
>> Certainly a few of the view camera companies have managed to maintain
>> tolerances;
>> and of course their new prices as well.
>>
>> Fond regards,
>> George
>>
>> george@imagist.com
>> http://www.imagist.com
>> http://www.imagist.com/blog
>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
>>
>>
>>
>> On Dec 19, 2008, at 1:46 PM, A. Lal wrote:
>>
>>> Leica need to find a way to reduce prices significantly while  retaining
>>> quality.
>>
>>
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In reply to: Message from lrzeitlin at optonline.net (Lawrence Zeitlin) ([Leica] Re: Unbelievable)
Message from alal at duke.poly.edu (A. Lal) ([Leica] Re: Unbelievable)
Message from imagist3 at mac.com (Lottermoser George) ([Leica] Re: Unbelievable)
Message from alal at duke.poly.edu (A. Lal) ([Leica] Re: Unbelievable)