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 16:11:36 -0500
References: <002d01c0a02f$56af25c0$75101840@dimarcojr.pressroom.com> <3A9ABC23.5010109@earthlink.net> <3A9AC3BC.EEB3683E@earthlink.net>

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.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 

In reply to: Message from "Sal DiMarco,Jr." <sdmp007@pressroom.com> ([Leica] Raytheon made 90mm Apo-Asph)
Message from "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> (Re: [Leica] Raytheon made 90mm Apo-Asph)
Message from S Dimitrov <sld@earthlink.net> (Re: [Leica] Raytheon made 90mm Apo-Asph)