Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/05/07

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Subject: Re: [Leica] 90 mm APO-ASPH M
From: Mark Rabiner <mrabiner@concentric.net>
Date: Fri, 07 May 1999 16:26:59 -0700

Ted Grant wrote:
> 
> Francois Asquin wrote:
> 
> <<<<<showed me the definitive version of the 90 mm APO-ASPH M. It seems to
> be a very nice piece of glass. According to him, Leica is now only waiting
> to have enough lenses in stock to launch it on market. Normally in some
> weeks.
> >
> >The version I saw yesterday was stamped "Manufactured in Canada".>>>>>>>>>
> 
> Oh my Gawd here we go again!!  One of them damn inferior assembled Canadian
> made Leica lenses! Damn, now why would they go and do that having them made
> in Canada?  Don't they remember the hassles over the M4 being made there
> and that big heavy Noctilux lens had to be moved to Germany because the
> Canadian's designed it, but the made in Canada caused such howl!
snip
I simply thought that Leica has gone all German. I am surprised and a
fact incredulous that a new lens would be made in Canada. I would have
to see it with my own eyes.
Mark Rabiner