>
>Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 13:55:39 +0900
>From: "k.matsumoto" <GHA02260@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Re: [OM] OM-3Ti
>
>I don't think so, as far as they are made in Japan. The main problem
>is the wages. Mechanical cameras have more parts hand assembled and
>precisely calibrated by highly skilled workers (most of them already
>retired). You know, a quartz watch would be much cheaper than a hand
>made mechanical watch (unless they are made in Hong Kong or
>elsewhere)
>
So, there's probably maybe 1 or 2 people that assemble all of the OM-3's? How
many does Oly sell per year? a hundred? a thousand? can't be more than
that...
--
Be Seeing You.
Dirk Wright
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