Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/05/31

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To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: opinions solicited -- telephotos for the R cameras
From: Eric Welch <ewelch@gp.magick.net>
Date: Fri, 31 May 1996 12:36:39 -0700

At 01:43 PM 5/31/96 -0400, you wrote:

>Well, not quite on target.  Novoflex purchased their initial (1940's &
>1950's)  lenses from Steinheil and has contracted with the firm of Dr
>Staeble for the past thirty years or more for their optics.

Shoot, the way things are going, they're probably built by child labor in
Pakistan for 60 cents a lens. 

Sorry for the black humor, but just read an article in the latest LIFE
magazine on child labor and I'm burining mad!!!!! 

Are you sure they're still using those lenses? I heard somewhere they were
only using Leica lenses now and had dropped the old lenses. 

>I hadn't heard they got bought out -- by whom?

Some reason the name Bogen (recently bought Gizto and a while back Metz)
comes to mind, but I don't think so. Anybody know?

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Eric Welch
Grants Pass Daily Courier