Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/03/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Right on Ted, Some of my very very best Leica lenses are "CANADA". As a user, not a collector, I am only concerned with the equipment's performance. Not it's point of origin. Jim At 11:14 PM 3/10/98 -0500, you wrote: >George Huczek wrote: > ><<<So why is it then, among Leicaphiles, that some regard >Canadian-manufactured Leica equipment as being less desirable?>>>>>> > >George, > >Because they are elitists and snobs! All it proves is they don't really >know the difference in the first place and put on this big act that any >piece of Leica gear not manufactured in the Fatherland is inferior. > >When in fact it's a pile of crap! Each time I see this stuff come up it >gets me a tad riled as I read what they say as, Canadians are not as good >at puttiing Leicas together as Germans! > >Hell we kept the place going with what was done in Midland and we designed >and made some of the best lenses during the past years. > >So if someone starts giving you BS about German assembled is better than >Canadian, just tell them to stick it in they're ear! Or rectal orfice! > >ted >