Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/08

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Canadian lenses
From: Dan Cardish <dcardish@sympatico.ca>
Date: Tue, 08 May 2001 17:36:24 -0400
References: <p05010403b71dfc9dd798@[64.130.153.253]>

damn straight!  The fact that  my ISP ends in ".ca" is just coincidental.

dan c.

At 02:17 PM 08-05-01 -0700, Jim Brick wrote:
>At 12:46 PM 5/8/01 -0700, Herbert & Lee Kanner wrote:
>>I bought a 35 mm Summicron labeled "Canada."  It was about half the 
>>price of current models.  In general, the lenses made in Canada, 
>>e.g., 90 mm Summicron, appear to be somewhat cheaper than others. 
>>Are these lenses inferior, and, if so, in what respects?
>>
>>Herb
>
>
>It is the general consensus of the LUG professionals, Ted, Tom A., Henning,
>Tim A., Robert Stevens, Dan Cardish, Emanuel Lowi, etc... that the Canadian
>lenses are superior to the non-Canadian lenses.
>
>:-)
>
>Jim
>

In reply to: Message from Herbert & Lee Kanner <kanner@acm.org> ([Leica] Canadian lenses)