Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Chris Madigan wrote: >>> Ok, so I am new. I say that to excuse myself for any dumb questions I may ask and to beg your indulgence. It makes sense that since Leica is a German camera it would be made the "best" at the original factory. Can someone tell me why or how the German lenses (or bodies) are better than the Canadian and how I can tell which is made where (particularly the lenses). I am not Canadian if that helps. <<< Chris, There's no reason to believe the country of origin has anything to do with the quality of the equipment. But, if it makes you feel better: if you want your Leicas to have been made by the people who introduced APO lenses to the general public, who designed and built high-resolution lenses for US spy satelites, and who created superb optics like the 50mm Summicron-R, the 280mm f/4.8 Telyt-V, the Noctilux and others, buy Canadian! Doug Herr Sacramento http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/telyt