Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]So we're paying these kinds of prices for Aerospecial lenses for our LEICAS???!!!! Time to get out the blacktape.....;) S Dimitrov wrote: > Wait a minute, didn't Raytheon get bought out by Aerospecial? > > Slobodan Dimitrov > > > > "B. D. Colen" wrote: > >> 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. >>> >>> >>> >>>