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How To Get A Leica Owner REALLY Pissed Off:

Posted by Vinylly on July 4, 2005 at 08:43:10:
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').