Mike Johnston wrote:
>
> > If that's true, then Pentax p&s
> > compacts should not be called Pentax at all.
> But then Leicas shouldn't be called Leicas, because they're no longer LEItz
> CAmeras, the Leitz family having sold the business some time ago now.
And let's not overlook Leica's involvement with Minolta, who has
made bodies for them, and Leica's reliance on, to me at least,
an unknown Japanese lens maker for some of their lenses. Very
similar to Pentax's reliance on others to make lenses sold with
the Pentax name.
In today's complex world, competitors in one arena are business
partners in another. Some Nikons are made by Cosina, who also
makes the Voigtlander, and who also manufactures lenses that are
marketed with a number of different names on them, and where
"Made in Japan", which used to be an indicator of poor quality,
and which rose to the pinnacle of quality, now has little
significance, as Japanese gear is made in the Philippines,
Korea, China (Taiwan) and other countries. If I'm not mistaken,
wasn't Rollie even owned by a Korean firm?
The brand you buy today may have very little to do with who made
it and where it was manufactured.
--
Shel Belinkoff
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"The difference between a good photograph
and a great photograph is subtleties."
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