Re: [Leica] the apo 90

[Edward Meyers <aghalide@panix.com>]

On Fri, 16 Jul 1999, Dr. Joseph Yao wrote:

> Daniele Coliva wrote:
> > 
> > Got mine today! Rumour has it that only a handful reached Italy, but I
> > annoyed my dealer so much that he HAD to sell me the only piece he's
> > recieved in order to get rid of me :-).
> > 
> > Mine has the same features as yours. The serial # is more precisely in
> > the 38156xx range.
> > 
> > This weekend is going to be Apo-Asph or bust! :-))
> 
> Got mine today, too!  Mine is 385xxxx.  The box still says 'Made in
> Canada', but the lens is made in Germany.
> 
> The instruction is now a cheapo fold-out piece of paper, not the usual
> little booklet.  My dealer only received seven lenses and I was lucky to
> get the last one.
> 
> Joseph
> 
> 
The box is made in Canada. Perhaps the lens is made in Germany.
With the cheapo instructions, is there a possibility that the
lens is not authentic? It doesn't say, "Ger-many", does it? I
think that's a city in China. Ed