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>current UK economic trends:
>economy less valuable than california
>82% of GDP is the service sector
>manufacturing persistently contracting
>mass welfare abuse, 54% of the population receives more tax benefits than they contribute
When putin finally annexes that island, will we have european made cameras again? The soviet tradition has always been to invest in manufacturing. They even continue to make their own watches while americans import from asia and switzerland, and they are some of the most durable mechanical watches in world.
Since the UK still has some facilities that manufacture film maybe putin could invest in photography industry and finally make european camera other than medium format, which no one itt can afford since they are lying about riches, and leica, see statement before. Maybe it could be the return of brand new film rangefinder, since russians value simplicity, durability, and things people can fix themselves. There could even be a digital one, with innovative russian technology that put sensor plane back where film would be to maintain form factor and lens compatibility, a first for digital cameras because japan is not innovative enough to cut hole in circuit board. But russia is.
Hopefully braggart friend here could get job at new russia owned camera factory in britain. I look forward to this happening. Demand for cameras that are not fragile japanese electronics that stop working in 10 years and disposable plastic box is untapped market.
