Leica still makes film cameras: a video

[firecracker]

I've worked at a few factories here in Japan. Just because something was made here doesn't mean it's high quality.

So true. And many factories in Japan have so many foreign workers working at the 3rd world wages!

[perkeleellinen]

I never Posted anything about quality or questioned the quality of the M7/MP but only whether the "Made in Germany" on the camera is correct.

I think that 'made' and 'manufactured' are quite distinct in product laws.

'Made' can mean assembled, but 'manufactured' means produced.

I used to work for a car parts factory that sourced all its products from overseas but put them in "made in the UK" boxes as there was a minimal amount of assembly done in the UK.

So, for Leica, it may be "manufactured in Portugal" and "made in Germany".

[David Brown]

But would it neccesssarily matter for the quality in which country something is manufactured?

For many individuals, the country of origin has a direct effect on their perception of quality.

[budrichard]

For many individuals, the country of origin has a direct effect on their perception of quality.

And that indeed is the ultimate direction of my original question!-Dick

[markland]

This thread has oodles of bigotry seeping at the seams and between the lines. Wonderful species we are.

[firecracker]

And that indeed is the ultimate direction of my original question!-Dick

Generally speaking, in Japan, people tend to get obsessed with anything that says "German." I think it has a lot to do with Japan's pre-WW2 history...

[tomasis]

Generally speaking, in Japan, people tend to get obsessed with anything that says "German." I think it has a lot to do with Japan's pre-WW2 history...

idiocy .. it is about quality, design