Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/05/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ted Grant wrote: > > Francois Asquin wrote: > > <<<<<showed me the definitive version of the 90 mm APO-ASPH M. It seems to > be a very nice piece of glass. According to him, Leica is now only waiting > to have enough lenses in stock to launch it on market. Normally in some > weeks. > > > >The version I saw yesterday was stamped "Manufactured in Canada".>>>>>>>>> > > Oh my Gawd here we go again!! One of them damn inferior assembled Canadian > made Leica lenses! Damn, now why would they go and do that having them made > in Canada? Don't they remember the hassles over the M4 being made there > and that big heavy Noctilux lens had to be moved to Germany because the > Canadian's designed it, but the made in Canada caused such howl! snip I simply thought that Leica has gone all German. I am surprised and a fact incredulous that a new lens would be made in Canada. I would have to see it with my own eyes. Mark Rabiner