Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/05

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica lenses from Portugal
From: Doug Herr <merlin@flyingemu.com>
Date: 5 Feb 2001 13:49:49 -0800

On Mon, 05 February 2001, John Hudson wrote:

> 
> I wonder if the lenses themselves are marked "Made in Portugal"? One of
> the R series bodies was made in Portugal and "Made in Portugal" was
> inscribed on the body in almost microscopic writing. Was it the R3? I
> guess it doesn't sound as good as "Made in Germany" which is surely what
> Leitz wants the world to believe. Perhaps the only exception to this was
> in respect of the Leitz Canada lenses.
> 
> jh

My R4sP has "LEITZ WETZLAR" on the baseplate and "made in Portual" stamped almost invisibly on the back's covering material.

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
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