Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/03/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]D.C.- Hey. You only said 'hey' once- so he didn't realize you were from Canada.Hey. I have the 90 Summicron-R from Canada and it is one sweet piece of work. I no longer have any prejudice about where Leica equipment comes from. Hey, even the R-4 from Portugal is wonderful! :) Dan'l dwpost@msn.com - -----Original Message----- From: Dan Cardish <dcardish@microtec.net> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Date: Saturday, March 21, 1998 4:54 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica Vario-Apo-Elmarit 70-180 vs. Vario-Elmar 105-280 >At 09:43 AM 21-03-98 -0800, you wrote: >>I bought a used (mint condition) APO 180 f/3.4 from Jim Kuehl early last >>year and have used it often since. Though manufactured in Canada, it > >though manufactured in Canada? Hey I LIVE in Canada! ;-) Besides, that >lens was not only manufactured in Canada, it was designed in Canada. In >fact, some of the very best Leica lenses were designed and built in Canada, >including the f1 Noctilux, and the 75mm Summilux. > >Dan C. >