Quite possible. Kyocera has similar arrangement with Zeiss - Germans overseeing the production in Japan. All the best! Raimo K Personal photography homepage at: http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho
----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Brogden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 3:15 AM Subject: Re: [EMAIL PROTECTED]/2.8, image stabilized, 5 megapixels, $600! > All of Panasonic's Leica lenses are made in Panasonic factories. The > lenses are designed by Leica, and Leica engineers oversee the > manufacturing plant and test a representative sampling of the lenses, > but Leica does not manufacture the lenses directly. I was told this > by a Panasonic rep, whom I have no reason to doubt. <snip>
