Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/26

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Raytheon made 90mm Apo-Asph
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 15:27:15 -0500
References: <002d01c0a02f$56af25c0$75101840@dimarcojr.pressroom.com>
 
Raytheon? Raytheon?! Our "Leica" lenses are really Raytheon 
lenses?....Well ain't that déclassé!


Sal DiMarco,Jr. wrote:

> Luggers,
>     According to a very well placed source in Leica AG, one of the reasons
> for the delay in delivering the 90mm APO-ASPH-M lens is that Raytheon in
> making the lenses, reversed one element in the manufacturing. Apparently,
> they did this to quite a large batch of lenses, instantly putting Leica AG a
> year behind in delivery.
> Happy Snaps,
> Sal DiMarco, Jr.
> 
> 
> 
>
Replies: Reply from S Dimitrov <sld@earthlink.net> (Re: [Leica] Raytheon made 90mm Apo-Asph)
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