Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/02/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jan Decher wrote: >The whole thing with Leica Germany being so much better than anything made >in Japan is really bogus. If stated simply as 'county of origin' then I agree. Optical and mechanical design and manufacturing QC are what matter, not the culture or currency or language of the people making them. One of the best 80-200mm f/4 zoom lenses ever made was the Leica Vario-Elmar, made in Japan to Leica's specs and with Leica's QC. >And then this whole hoax with the compeletely unaffordable S2 and abolishing >the entire R line that many here came to love and rely on! There's a reason many of us came to rely on the R system, and it's not because of the language of the people making them. They produce the results we want, results we weren't getting with other camera systems. All the other camera systems are either made in Japan or made for Japanese companies in lower-cost countries so when typing fingers are getting tired it's often convenient to lump the other makers together as 'Japan'. It's not the countries we're comparing, its the design, QC and target markets of the products' manufacturers. It's unfortunate that the comparison can devolve so easily into Japan vs. Germany, but at its root that's not what it is. Doug Herr Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com