Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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. > > * Henning J. Wulff > /|\ Wulff Photography & Design > /###\ mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com > |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com >