tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post7528352541963680737..comments2024-03-27T11:02:08.037-05:00Comments on LEICA Barnack Berek Blog: A VISIT TO LEICA BY ZURICH MAGAZINE “THE BRANDER”LEICA Barnack Berek Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09055435560407011075noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-9889264980403075812014-12-17T14:30:10.356-06:002014-12-17T14:30:10.356-06:00That is common knowledge. For instance, most of t...That is common knowledge. For instance, most of the compact Leica cameras are made in Japan, as are some of their lenses. We also must not forget that Leica has a manufacturing plant in Portugal. Most of their binoculars are made there, and some subassemblies of the otherwise German made cameras are made there as well. If I am not mistaken, that includes the basic body castings of the M cameras. But again, what difference does it make?LEICA Barnack Berek Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055435560407011075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-49286144128723563622014-12-17T14:26:26.865-06:002014-12-17T14:26:26.865-06:00Are you implying that not all Leicas are made in G...Are you implying that not all Leicas are made in Germany?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-76868462242939951992014-12-17T13:54:53.293-06:002014-12-17T13:54:53.293-06:00I fully agree. Leica equipment that was made in t...I fully agree. Leica equipment that was made in their former facility in Midland, Ontario was quite regularly questions as to their quality being equal to Leica's German products. This somehow implies that German people for some strange reason are capable of performing quality tasks that others are incapable of. It is not the person working on the camera or a lens, it is the quality standards set by the company that makes the difference. If these standards are adhered to in Germany or some other place on the planet is of no consequence. The fact is that Leica simply has higher standards than their competition.LEICA Barnack Berek Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055435560407011075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-16012469504072520922014-12-17T13:50:30.425-06:002014-12-17T13:50:30.425-06:00I find it interesting that these individuals insin...I find it interesting that these individuals insinuate that Leicas made in places other than Germany are somehow inferior. The fact that most of their cameras are made in a lot of countries other than Japan apparently doesn't enter the discussion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-60018967634498943522014-12-17T13:48:16.579-06:002014-12-17T13:48:16.579-06:00It must be a bitch having to constantly downtalk L...It must be a bitch having to constantly downtalk Leica just to make their own stuff look better.<br />Good article and pictures, by the way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-59983761675859334922014-12-17T13:45:59.582-06:002014-12-17T13:45:59.582-06:00I can assure you that Leicas are definitely made i...I can assure you that Leicas are definitely made in Germany. I have seen it on several occasions during visits to Leica. Comments like the one you read usually come from the typical Leica haters that don't miss any opportunity to disparage Leica. If they have nothing factual to say, which rarely is the case, then they simply make something up.LEICA Barnack Berek Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055435560407011075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-79894539939099745072014-12-17T13:43:02.311-06:002014-12-17T13:43:02.311-06:00I read a while ago a comment that Leica does not m...I read a while ago a comment that Leica does not make any cameras in Germany, that the majority are either made in Japan or in Portugal. From these pictures it sure seems that they are quite busy making cameras in Germany.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com