ho_co Posted April 26, 2012 Share #1 Â Posted April 26, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) German language article: Leica Kamera-Werk in Portugal: Doktern wie die Deutschen - SPIEGEL ONLINE. Â Photos of the people who make the M cameras at their work are included. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted April 26, 2012 Posted April 26, 2012 Hi ho_co, Take a look here New Leica plant in Portugal. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
sdk Posted April 26, 2012 Share #2 Â Posted April 26, 2012 Leica has been making many parts and accessories in Portugal for a while, though it looks like they are expanding both in Wetzlar and Portugal. For example the Motor M that I sometimes use with my M7 was made in Portugal several years ago (c. 2004). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblitz Posted April 26, 2012 Share #3 Â Posted April 26, 2012 for the euro to survive, germany needs to move more and more production facilities into the southern tier of europe. those nations need to reform regulatory and labor practices to make it practical to locate plants in those nations. it would not surprise me to see leica continue to grow its portugal facilities in the years to come likely leaving only the highest margin/value add products to be built in germany from start to finish. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted April 27, 2012 Share #4 Â Posted April 27, 2012 Ms of all numbers have been mostly made in Portugal for years. The X1 is made there too and probably the S2. Â This is all very good news. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted April 27, 2012 Share #5 Â Posted April 27, 2012 Nothing new here. The R3 was "made in Portugal" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_n Posted April 27, 2012 Share #6 Â Posted April 27, 2012 Yes haven't they been manufacturing in Portugal since 1973? So when is the the camera/lens going to say "Made in Portugal"? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted April 27, 2012 Share #7 Â Posted April 27, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) It did on the mentioned R3. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
algrove Posted April 27, 2012 Share #8 Â Posted April 27, 2012 This comes as news to this newbie. And here I thought "Made in Canada" was for old stuff and that all else was made in Germany since the retail prices reflect German engineering and German hand assembly costs, not German engineering and Portuguese hand assembly costs. Â So what current M products are finished off in Portugal? Any ideas, since everything new that I have purchased in the last 2 years say "Made in Germany". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted April 27, 2012 Share #9 Â Posted April 27, 2012 They are finished in Germany. Leica Portugal makes half-products like castings for the bodyshell, and pre-assemblies that get made into complete cameras in Solms. The milling of the castings, and the top and bottom are done in Wetzlar, the electronic assembly is done by Jenoptik, possibly in Munich, the American sensor is made somewhere in Asia on Dutch machines, etc.. It is a globalized world. But in the end, the Made in Germany label is justified. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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