Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/22

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Subject: RE: Re: [Leica] Canada build vs German build
From: "telyt@earthlink.net" <telyt@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 10:46:14 -0500

Sam Carleton <scarleton@miltonstreet.com> wrote:
 
> I asked simply because I see that KEH lists when the
> lens was made in Canada, I did not know if there was a reason. 
> Obviously there is NOT a reason, unless you are a collector.
 
Often the country of origin is a clue to the specific features of the lens - for example the Canadian 250mm f/4.0 Telyt-R is the first version of the lens, optically and mechanically distinct from the late (German) version.  With the 135mm Elmarit-R, the Canadian lens is newer, and optically improved over the German version.  Sometimes the details are important to the photographer, sometimes not.
 
Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com


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