Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/15

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Elcan is now known as Elcan
From: "Roland Smith" <roland@dnai.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 06:14:09 -0800

Sieman AG was the parent company of Raytheon just a few years ago and may
still be.

Roland Smith
- ----- Original Message -----
From: Henning J. Wulff <henningw@archiphoto.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 12:24 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Elcan is now known as Elcan


> At 9:44 PM +0000 3/14/00, Mike Johnston wrote:
> >>>>E.Leitz CANada made a lot of stuff<<<
> >
> >
> >Made? Makes. Elcan, currently owned by Raytheon, makes some of the
> >current Leica lenses, including the new 90/2 Apo-Asph from what I hear.
> >The Noctilux has ALWAYS been made in Midland.
> >
> >--Mike (donning flame-retardant suit, fire extinguisher handy, phone
> >poised to dial fire department, I think I'm ready)
>
> I don't know whether the Elcan label is still used by Raytheon, but it is
> is not E. Leitz Canada anymore. I don't believe they make any of the
> current lenses for Leica. Noctilux production has been shifted to Germany,
> and while there was apparently initial consideration of producing the 90/2
> APO-ASPH in Canada, it is now manufactured in Germany. This was discussed
> previously by people with some more direct connection with Midland.
>
> You may now use the hand that doesn't hold the fire extinguisher to write
> what you choose. Stop dialing, take off that sweat stained suit.
>
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