On Tue, 2 Apr 2002 23:44:50 +0100 (BST) ard_at_p850ug1.demon.co.uk (Tony
Duell) writes:
> > I think this started when we (the U.S.A.) began importing
> > parts made in communist countries.
>
> Well, I spent most of the weekend inside a small East German camera,
>
> about 40 years old.
>
> I was seriously impressed by the general engineering (anyone who
> makes a
> leaf shutter that can do 1/750s gets my respect!), the build quality
> and
> the repairer-freindlyness of the design. I've found few cameras as
> pleasant to repair.
>
> So not all communnist-country products are badly made...
Actually, I should have specifically fingered Red China, which is
the only communist country that is a major supplier to the U.S.
I never saw real, unadulterated *junk* until I looked at what has
been spewing from Red Chinese factories . . .
Jeff
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Received on Tue Apr 02 2002 - 22:44:33 BST