Re: [Leica] Raytheon made 90mm Apo-Asph

["Tom Schofield" <tdschofield@email.msn.com>]

Now we know why they started including the individual test certificates!

Tom

> Yes, because you could miss a lens with an element in backwards... :  )
Of
> course, for some LUGgers the reversed element may not be a functional
problem but
> instead a collector's dream!
>
> Mark Rabiner wrote:
>
> > "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.
> >
> > All such lenses have been recalled?
> >
> > mark rabiner
>