Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hand assembled is hand built in the 21st century. Really just meant Leica does not have separate factories just for assembling certain cameras, Nikon and Canon do. And hopefully there will never be a "Made In Thailand" M8 :) Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lawrence Zeitlin" Subject: [Leica] Re: Hand built? > Chris, > > Isn't this being a bit elitist? There is no virtue in being hand > built, other than to give employment to a lot of German elves. > Virtually every component of the M8 is produced by automated > machinery and/or subcontracted out. The camera is hand assembled, I > assume, but that is because the production volume certainly will not > justify automated assembly equipment. In study after study production > engineers have found that automated assembly techniques consistently > hold finer tolerances than hand assembled equipment. > > Larry Z > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information