Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/28

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Subject: [Leica] Country of Manufacture
From: "Sal DiMarco,Jr." <sdmp007@pressroom.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 06:24:27 -0500
 
Luggers,
    If a Minilux isn't a Leica, because it is made by National Camera
(Panasonic) in Japan, doesn't it hold that Nikon's P&S cameras aren't Nikons
and Contax's P&S camera aren't Contaxs because they too are made by National
Camera.
    As I understand it, everybody's point and shoots are made by National.
    Next, it is a known fact, Leica AG has moved some of the M6
manufacturing to its plant in Portugal. It is also a known fact,  under
international law the country of manufacture is the one where MORE THAN 50%
of the manufacturing process takes place. In the case of the M6, it is
Germany.
    Why do you people obsess over such trivial nonsense?