Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 12/5/00 10:13 am, Marthe & Rene at marthe.rene@sympatico.ca wrote: > Hi folks, are the following zoom lenses made in Japan for Leica and are they > stamped "Made in Japan" or "Made in Germany"? > > 28-70 mm f3.5-4.5 Vario Elmar ROM (Sigma, Japan?) > 35-70 mm f4 Vario Elamr ROM (Leica, Solm?) > 80-200 mm f4 Vario Elamar ROM (Kyocera, Japan?) > > I believe that the 28-70 is made by Sigma, and I know that the 80-200 is > made by Kyocera but I do not know if they are stamped "Made in Japan" > > Rene > Rene, VE 28-70/3.5-4.5 Current version (11364) is stamped 'Made in Japan', manufactured by Kyocera, Japan. (Original version was made by Sigma, Japan) VE 35-70/4.0 11277 Stamped 'Made in Japan', manufactured by Kyocera, Japan. VE 80-20-0/4.0 11281 Stamped 'Made in Japan', manufactured by Kyocera, Japan. They are all designed by Leica, BTW. Hope this helps..... Regards, Joseph