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, When I read "Manufactured in Canada" in this post I exclaimed "all right!" loud enough for my wife to come in and ask what was going on. Sure wish I could afford one to go with my "Made in Canada" 75 Summi and Noctilux!!! Ken Wilcox At 02:13 PM 5/7/99 -0700, Ted 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! > >For heavens sake you'd think they'd have learned by now that no Leica >products are as good as those made in Germany! > >My goodness just wait until the Leica world hears about this one, it pales >beside the three year wait for the R8 motor. (snicker) :):) > >I just have to take my medication, how could they possibly do this to us? >We the Leica users of the world. Made in Canada you say? Pity!:) > >You guys and gals had better all have a good sense of funny bone humour >with this one. But then.......... I bet it'll get wild! :) > >Ted Grant >This is Our Work. The Legacy of Sir William Osler. >http://www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant > > > > - ------------------ Ken Wilcox Carolyn's Personal Touch Portraits LAW LHSA MEA <wilcox@tir.com>