Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/05/27

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To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: Adaptall vs Leitz Glass
From: Eric Welch <ewelch@gp.magick.net>
Date: Mon, 27 May 1996 23:44:43 -0700

At 11:26 PM 5/27/96 -0700, you wrote:

>    Some of the leitz lenses are made by Minolta.  If you go to Solms 
>they have a room full of lenses in Minolta boxes with a sticker fo 
>Leica.  Take for example the 24 f2.8R, it is made by Minolta, but the 
>shutter mechanism is replaced.  Leica does so much work on this 
>particular lens that by International law it can be stamped made in 
>Germany.  The glass is Minolta in manufacture.  I own a number of 

I think people worry too much about origin of manufacture. Except for
collectors , of course, who should be concerned. I have a 24, and it's every
bit the Leica.  So what if Minolta made it? It was made to Leica specs, or
they woudn't buy it.

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Eric Welch
Grants Pass Daily Courier


Replies: Reply from "joe b." <joe@azurite.demon.co.uk> (Leitz Glass (but made in Japan))