pico Posted June 28, 2014 Share #1 Posted June 28, 2014 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) I hope this is just a sticker that can be removed. Image here, copied from Popflash. Edited June 28, 2014 by pico Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted June 28, 2014 Posted June 28, 2014 Hi pico, Take a look here CE junk 'printed' on T?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Guytou Posted June 28, 2014 Share #2 Posted June 28, 2014 I don't think, unfortunately... : ( Guy Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
satijntje Posted June 28, 2014 Share #3 Posted June 28, 2014 No Sticker Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbl Posted June 28, 2014 Share #4 Posted June 28, 2014 Yuck. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted June 28, 2014 Author Share #5 Posted June 28, 2014 So I must conclude that all these markings are mandated by country of origin. I am fine with that. Let it be - and whip out the xylene! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobey bilek Posted June 29, 2014 Share #6 Posted June 29, 2014 I suspect it is printed on. Too much government in my opinion. Next there will be labels on the back of your suit jacket explaining how no sheep were harmed gathering the wool. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevesurf Posted June 29, 2014 Share #7 Posted June 29, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) Wow, that's almost as busy as the Ein Stück Leica! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted June 29, 2014 Author Share #8 Posted June 29, 2014 Next there will be labels on the back of your suit jacket explaining how no sheep were harmed gathering the wool. Where in the USA can we buy real wool clothing today? Remember when we were children and wool was plentiful and highly desirable? I have two ankle-length wool overcoats from the fifties, and they are still good, but the last of their kind here. . Funny, but me mate, Molly, has four mink coats she found in estate sales for pennies, but won't wear any for fear of the activists, of whom she is one! . Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted June 29, 2014 Share #9 Posted June 29, 2014 Where in the USA can we buy real wool clothing today? Remember when we were children and wool was plentiful and highly desirable? I have two ankle-length wool overcoats from the fifties, and they are still good, but the last of their kind here. Landau | The World's Most Beautiful Woolens and Loden Coats 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sully Posted June 29, 2014 Share #10 Posted June 29, 2014 I picked up my black T (no lens yet) yesterday at my Northern Va dealer. And yes, it has the CE engravings on the base plate. So, I'm telling anyone who asks that, "It is a special limited edition engraving by conceptualist artist, Jenny Holzer." Ciao, Sully 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echo63 Posted June 29, 2014 Share #11 Posted June 29, 2014 Where in the USA can we buy real wool clothing today? Remember when we were children and wool was plentiful and highly desirable? I have two ankle-length wool overcoats from the fifties, and they are still good, but the last of their kind here.. Funny, but me mate, Molly, has four mink coats she found in estate sales for pennies, but won't wear any for fear of the activists, of whom she is one! . Im not in the USA, but there is a New Zealand company called "icebreaker" making a lot of stuff out of Merino wool - i love my merino t-shirts 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter H Posted June 29, 2014 Share #12 Posted June 29, 2014 I bought a very nice Harris Tweed coat in the winter. Pure wool of course, locally made (to me) and warm and beautiful. And will last a lifetime. What more could you want? I'm sure Harris Tweed is available in the States. Worth having a look? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted June 29, 2014 Share #13 Posted June 29, 2014 (edited) I was discussing Harris Tweed with Lara Platman, the charming Leica shooter author of a book about it, over dinner last night, lamenting that fact that my 2 year old Tweed jacket isn't a patch on my grandfathers from the 50s that I still wear. This was a jacket bought from a specialist dealer on the island, not one of the really cheap ones that a certain chain of shops based in Edinburgh sell. She said that the International markets demand much lighter fabrics that will not last like the proper stuff. Even the woman from the Harris Teeed Authority in Stornoway told me that my new jacket would wear out long before my grandfather's did. The double weight fabric is available, but it's much more difficult to find. Caveat emptor PS. Lara's book on Harris Tweed is superb Edited June 29, 2014 by andybarton 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
janki Posted June 29, 2014 Share #14 Posted June 29, 2014 Today I read this article on the website of "The Norwegian Broadcasting Company". Compared to what's in this article, it looks like this Leica product from Popflash at least is genuine. Once again it is the Chinese who are trying to fool us with their fake products and related labeling. «China Export». VS. «Communauté Européenne» See the schematic drawing in the article. Pass opp for falsk CE-merking - NRK - Livsstil Here is a brief translation of what the Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection and Emergency Planning says: CE marking: "Electrical equipment should be CE marked. CE marking is a declaration by the manufacturer that the product meets the applicable safety requirements. The CE mark does not say anything about other quality aspects of the product and does not imply that the product is approved by a government agency. As a consumer, you are obligated to use electrical equipment or product like the manufacturer has decided." 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted June 29, 2014 Share #15 Posted June 29, 2014 Do not be fooled. CE on Leica products does not mean "Chinese Export", which is a cynical exploitation of a legitimate quality mark in the European Union. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeicaS2 Posted June 29, 2014 Share #16 Posted June 29, 2014 So does the silver T not have the CE printed on it too. Or does that T merely use a sticker Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted June 29, 2014 Share #17 Posted June 29, 2014 Why would they both not have this information printed? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjh Posted June 29, 2014 Share #18 Posted June 29, 2014 So does the silver T not have the CE printed on it too. There is no difference between the black and silver models. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsh Posted July 4, 2014 Share #19 Posted July 4, 2014 It does not bother me that the info is printed on the bottom of the T. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IkarusJohn Posted July 4, 2014 Share #20 Posted July 4, 2014 Agreed - I tend to hold and use mine right way up ... 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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