Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/09/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 07:25 PM 9/28/97 +0800, you wrote: >the early 90's and production moved back to Solms. I presume that this >is no longer the case.. Could some kind soul fill me in. The old Leica factory in Midland, Ontario, Canada is now owned by Hughes, and it called Hughes/Leitz, as reported in the Compuserve Photo forum. I know they make lenses for Panavision cameras (and satellite lenses for U.S. intelligence agencies). And it looks like they make stuff for Leica yet today, even though Leica doesn't own the factory. It makes sense, the people who made the Canadian 90 Summicron R are probably still there. They do it best. Why not? And are you sure it's the latest with the single piece lens hood? The 90 Summicron R has always had a built in hood, but the older ones had two-piece hoods. ============= Eric Welch St. Joseph, MO Give me ambiguity or give me something else.