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Interesting comments from all.  There have been many stories about lenses
and which are better.
One I was told alleged a new manager at Rollei in the 60s decided he wanted
to change the contrast in the Planars and hence asked Zeiss if they would
produce a slightly more contrasty Planar whcih actually caused a reduction
in true resolution. Perhaps this was done through coatings? Or perhaps the
story is pure bull, as with many stories they grow larger with age. 
My take is similar to Marc's.  The older workers of the 40s and 50s started
to exit the factories in the 60s.  They were the craftsman and took great
pride in the construction of the camera.  I can picture the "hammer" as the
tool Marc, but as interesting a picture it paints I think think not. There
was a great care for detail and precision which eventually started to
dissappear through the 70s. Perhaps this was part of the reason Leica looked
to Minolta to help them build an SLR that would be reliable and sell at a
reasonable price. Also the reason the M3 is considered the pinnacle of
mechanical camera craftsmanship and still sought after while the M4 and 5
are less so. The M6, well its OK but not the same caliber mechanically the
M3 is. Probably with a much smaller market though there is less need for
that. 
Volkswagen also went through a time when their products were deteriorating
in quality. They referred to it as an "Americanization of their workers" a
comment I did not like and have since avoided buying a VW. Sometimes upper
management should think, but then again if they did they would not be in
upper management.

Peter K

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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Interesting comments from all.&nbsp; There have been =
many stories about lenses and which are better.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>One I was told alleged a new manager at Rollei in =
the 60s decided he wanted to change the contrast in the Planars and =
hence asked Zeiss if they would produce a slightly more contrasty =
Planar whcih actually caused a reduction in true resolution. Perhaps =
this was done through coatings? Or perhaps the story is pure bull, as =
with many stories they grow larger with age. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>My take is similar to Marc's.&nbsp; The older workers =
of the 40s and 50s started to exit the factories in the 60s.&nbsp; They =
were the craftsman and took great pride in the construction of the =
camera.&nbsp; I can picture the &quot;hammer&quot; as the tool Marc, =
but as interesting a picture it paints I think think not. There was a =
great care for detail and precision which eventually started to =
dissappear through the 70s. Perhaps this was part of the reason Leica =
looked to Minolta to help them build an SLR that would be reliable and =
sell at a reasonable price. Also the reason the M3 is considered the =
pinnacle of mechanical camera craftsmanship and still sought after =
while the M4 and 5 are less so. The M6, well its OK but not the same =
caliber mechanically the M3 is. Probably with a much smaller market =
though there is less need for that. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Volkswagen also went through a time when their =
products were deteriorating in quality. They referred to it as an =
&quot;Americanization of their workers&quot; a comment I did not like =
and have since avoided buying a VW. Sometimes upper management should =
think, but then again if they did they would not be in upper =
management.</FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Peter K</FONT>
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