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Conspiracy theories are fascinating. Thank you for inventing one.:) I’m sure you are aware that Shakespeare’s plays were not written by Shakespeare himself but by somebody entirely different of the same name…:rolleyes:

 

Does it matter anyway? It's the words that matter, not who held the quill.

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Considering the price of the X cameras it is obvious that the component parts (the lens assembly, main board, etc.) are made somewhere in the far East and then assembled in Europe (presumably glued together in Portugal and then given a wipe over by German 'technicians' before going in a box).

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No, I haven't.

 

Have you personally seen them being made in the secret Panasonic factory in Germany?

 

Then, Andy you don't know that you are right and I am wrong. Note, I said I thought the X's were made by Panasonic, I didn't say I knew. You on the other hand, definitively said I was wrong with no more basis than what you think. Perhaps you should have said, "I think you are mistaken as I think they are made in Portugal and assembled in Germany." I think my point is I was not wrong. At most I could be mistaken in my belief. My belief is based on the information in the manufacturer's portion of the EXIF data but that could be wrong too.

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So no one here knows for certain where the X range are made.

 

What we do know for certain is that they clearly aren't 100% 'Made in Germany' and most of the internals are from the Far East.

 

So far all the Leica's made by Panasonic have had Panasonic equivalents, so on that basis I'd say it's unlikely they're making the X range, although they may - along with other suppliers - be supplying Leica with certain components which are then screwed/glued together in Portugal/Germany.

 

I expect the new T will be similar.

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The Leica brochure states that the XV is "manufactured in Germany" in addition to "made in Germany" and even more explicit for the X2 that it "is entirely manufactured in Germany". Imho that goes beyond the statement of just "made in Germany".

 

But please call Solms and let us have your findings.

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The Leica brochure states that the XV is "manufactured in Germany" in addition to "made in Germany" and even more explicit for the X2 that it "is entirely manufactured in Germany". Imho that goes beyond the statement of just "made in Germany".

 

But please call Solms and let us have your findings.

 

Entirely? Sensor? Electronic parts? Everything? I suspect by 'manufacture' they mean 'put together'.

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Is there any other kind of manufacturing?:confused:

 

I just checked the X2 brochure, it says "The Leica X2, entirely made in Germany".

 

Whilst manufacture actually means the same, I think the implication is that it's entirely made from the raw materials in house.

 

Now, we know that Leica don't 'entirely' manufacture all parts of the X2, so we're back to the notion that they assemble it in Germany and therefore are allowed to use the 'Made in Germany' tag.

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I just checked the X2 brochure, it says "The Leica X2, entirely made in Germany".

 

Whilst manufacture actually means the same, I think the implication is that it's entirely made from the raw materials in house.

 

Now, we know that Leica don't 'entirely' manufacture all parts of the X2, so we're back to the notion that they assemble it in Germany and therefore are allowed to use the 'Made in Germany' tag.

 

Apologies for incorrect quote.

 

"Made in" is a wide legal concept. Entirely made in goes beyond that, as well as manufactured. My understanding. Manufacturing from half products sourced elsewhere may still be manufacturing.

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