Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/02/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Whew! I feel better already, Frank! :-) though not better enough to sell any of my 1960's-70's Leitz lenses. ;-) Seth ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Dernie" <Frank.Dernie@btinternet.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 11:14 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Re:Monster High-tech 50mm 1.4 from Sigma and everyone else > Hi Seth, > If the part is correctly manufactured to the drawing it is the design > which determines the reliability, quality and longevity, not the place > of manufacture. Nowadays machines are generally sufficiently accurate > to produce parts which need no or minimal selective assembly. If items > are properly inspected there should be no concern. > FWIW the Nikon lenses of the 70s were notoriously variable from sample > to sample. > Frank > > On 5 Feb, 2009, at 14:19, Seth Rosner wrote: > >> Hoooo! I'm so out-of-it that I wasn't aware that Nikon (and >> others???) are now manufacturing in China. I wonder how that gear >> will perform decades from now. What depth of experience and know-how >> in this field do the Chinese have - no disrespect intended for they >> have mega-experience in some areas. >> >> My 90/2,8 Elmarit is 35 years old, the 35/2,8 Summaron is 42 and the >> 50/2 DR Summicron is 44, not even discussing the IIIc/IIIf >> conversion (60+ years old!!!) and its lenses. And they all function >> flawlessly and at world-class levels. >> >> Of course, for me it doesn't really matter since there is some >> reasonable doubt that I'll be around 40 years from now! at least not >> as fully functional as my Leica gear :-( >> >> What it does illustrate is how manufacturers, Leica Camera and >> perhaps others (Carl Zeiss & Schneider-Kreuznach Deutschland?) >> excluded, regard their wares as throw- away stuff, expensive throw- >> away but throw-away nonetheless. Not my kind of world. >> >> Seth > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.233 / Virus Database: 270.10.17/1934 - Release Date: 02/04/09 08:24:00