Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/09/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 9/20/02 8:09:57 AM Eastern Daylight Time, mano@proxyma.net writes: > Remember folks, what many consider the best Leica lens and most > superlative pieces of German glass - the f1 Noctilux - is still made > north of the border in Midland, Ontario, where it was conceived and > born... :-)" > > Interestingly, a project to significantly commemorate the Leitz Canada 50th > anniversary milestone (which originated with some of the folks currently > responsible > for Leica in Canada) was shot down mercilessly by Solms management. It > appears that > Leica Germany is not so proud of the historical Canadian connection. It appears to some that Leica Germany is sometimes not so proud if the historical Leitz Wetzlar connection. Seth LaK 9 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html