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This was from a Leica forum, so I really don't know the truth about this, but:
One person posted that a Leica saleman at his local camera shop told him that Leica does not make their own lenses. Infact you would have to go back to the 1980's to get a genuine Leica made lens, or a genuine Leica camera for that matter.
It seems that there is only one company that makes lens for all the different companys throughout the world, -that includes Sony, Panasonic, Fuji, Canon, Pentax, Nikon, Minolta, Kyocera, Contax, and Leica. This lens subcontractor constructs the lens to the specifications according to the contract they have with all the various companies, and Leica is no exception. In Leica's case they are sent to either Canada or Germany for final assembly, inspection and approval. So, it doesn't matter which camera you buy, the lenses really just came from one company, Leica and Contax just have more stringent specification standards then most of the other companies, which makes them expensive.
Subcontracting parts for the camera body is done the same way. There isn't a single company that makes their own camera in factory anymore. Constructing cameras is done the same way as automobiles, refrigerators and everything else, -they are all 'outsourced' to the lowest bidder, -usually Mexico, Singapore, China or Malaysia.
Any thoughts on this?
(The post from this individual created more of a stir at a Leica forum then what you read in 'Outside Asylum').
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monolta did make some bodys for lieca late 70's and they where dam good
Then this person needs to take a tour of the Leica factory in Solms. They show you the lens grinding equipment, and lenses being assembled, etc.Of course, this could all be for show, and only used for the 10-15 minutes of the tour - but, somehow I just don't see that as being realistic.
He asked if this information was true on a Leica talk forum. He got about the same responce as you see here.
Maybe he should start looking for a different shop to do business with, me thinks the salesman was trying to steer him away from Leica, because they didn't have the Leica in stock that he was looking for.
Y'kiddin' me, aren't ye?Do audio salesmen do that, too?
This was on a 'heated' post on a Leica Forum. Apparently the poster was telling the Forum what a salesman told him and was asking to find out if there was any truth to it.
What stories I could tell. Now I know better as a Rare Coin Dealer. A different breed I quess.
That's a quite plausible explanation.
Heh. Ask him where Vivitar and Sigma lenses come from, then.
Not true. There are only a few companies that make optical glass in the world, but there are still several that make a lot of their own lenses, Nikon for one, Pentax for another. There is a good deal of subcontracting going on, and some Camera brand lenses have been made by Tamron. Nikon is one they made. For the major brands, it seems they sub out the lower end lenses, and keep their top stuff in-house.His data is way out of date, too. Leica once had a plant in Canada, but I believe they shut that down a while back.
As far as building cameras in-house, they do. Olympus recently announced that they were expanding in-house capacity to bring more production (it was 33%) back in-house. Nikon recently built a plant in Thailand to build 70D D-SLR's at the rate of 80,000/month. And Kodak bought a 100% interest in Chinon to build their digital cameras. They used to own 45%. Chinon does act as a major subcontractor for other companies. Lots of that going on, but it's a long way from the 100% that guy suggests.
Jerry
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