Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/03/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 16:52 10.03.1998 -0600, you wrote: >So why is it then, among Leicaphiles, that some regard >Canadian-manufactured Leica equipment as being less desirable? Irrational reasons, as far as I know. Leitz had a good reputation till the M4, M5 and SL2. The same is true for "made in Germany". As long as today's rare "Wetzlar", rare "Midland" or "Canada" were usual tools which everbody could buy, no one cared. Later the collectors levels were generalized onto the gear. The judgement that i.e. "made in Canada" lenses are of less value shows it's absurdity, when you take in mind, that the 1-version 2/90 Summicron was calculated, produced in Canada, and remained unsurpassed for 23 years. Even the current, 2-nd, version is hardly "better". Further, I made my best experiences with the 2/35 Summicron made-in-Canada version, and let's not forget i.e the 1.4/75 M Summilux or Noctilux. Alf - -------------------------------------------------- http://members.aol.com/abreull/index.htm