Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/11/16

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Subject: [Leica] Whatever happened to the Tri Elmar?
From: vick.ko at sympatico.ca (Vick Ko)
Date: Fri Nov 16 04:10:58 2007
 
Rumour 1:  inability to make certain lenses, due to elimination of hazardous 
materials needed for those lenses.

Rumour 2:  lens is difficult to make due to high tolerances and complexity 
of assembly, making the lens no longer economical



....Vick

>From: "Frank Filippone" <red735i@earthlink.net>
>Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org>
>Subject: [Leica] Whatever happened to the Tri Elmar?
>Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 03:23:34 -0800
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>What rumors are floating around to explain the discontinuation of this 
>lens?
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>Frank Filippone
>red735i@earthlink.net
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