Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/09/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]And the Leica M6 and M7 is really "made" in Portugal, then sent to Solms to be put together by hand. Sort of made in Germany. My 90/f2 Summicron Canada is damn sharp! Chris Williams New Orleans - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Atherton" Subject: [Leica] 50 years of ELCAN (E Leitz Canada) - lets hear it for the Nocti > Just found out this year is the 50th year of ELCAN, founded in Midland, > Ontario, Canada in 1952 by E Leiz Wetzlar. > > Although sold off in 1990 (now still know as ELCAN but part of Rayethon > and making all sorts of optics for sattelites, missiles and sights for > the M16 (C18?)) they still make lenses for Leica. > > Remember folks, what many consider the best Leica lens and most > superlative peices of German glass - the f1 Noctilux - is still made > north of the border in Midland,Ontario, where it was conceived and > born... :-) > > tim - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html