01-11-2016, 10:52 PM
I certainly don't share the neoliberal view of capitalism, which I suspect may be unsustainable. And I have no general problem with sensitivity. For example, I have some sympathy with people who get sensitive about banks which run secret accounts for criminals and dictators, or about pharmaceutical companies which conceal the results of negative tests and attempt to patent natural products. My view is that no country has clean hands. Not even Switzerland.(Edit: and certainly not Australia)
Back to photography. Adapters are surely going to be made in China (or Thailand, or Vietnam, or Korea at the high end) because they have the levels of technical capacity and wages which makes it viable to sell them in bulk to a Global market. Having a wide range of adapters available is good for photographers, who can use pretty much any lens on their mirrorless camera body. Having photographers wanting to buy adapters is good for workers in those countries. No harm, that I can see, to Switzerland. Minimal risk of explosion. Win win situation.
Back to photography. Adapters are surely going to be made in China (or Thailand, or Vietnam, or Korea at the high end) because they have the levels of technical capacity and wages which makes it viable to sell them in bulk to a Global market. Having a wide range of adapters available is good for photographers, who can use pretty much any lens on their mirrorless camera body. Having photographers wanting to buy adapters is good for workers in those countries. No harm, that I can see, to Switzerland. Minimal risk of explosion. Win win situation.