Re: [Leica] Noctilux Made in Canada

["Roland Smith" <roland@dnai.com>]

Hello Stephen:

I visited Elcan at Midland this month.   They have an institutional brochure
in their reception area that prominently shows the Noctilux as one of their
design and manufacturing achievements.

Roland Smith
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen Gandy" <Stephen@CameraQuest.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2000 9:56 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Noctilux Made in Canada


> the story as I understand it:
>
> #1 Leica sold Elcan to Hughes in 1990
> #2 per sale terms, Hughes agreed to continue making some Leica lenses for
five
> years, to 1995.  Unfortunately, these lenses do not have "Howard Hughes"
> engravings, which collectors would have gone nuts over.
> #3 Hughes sold Elcan to Raytheon
> #4 not sure if Leica lens production continued past the initial five year
period
> or not, but at some point in time  lens production was apparently
transferred
> back to Germany.  Even this may not be entirely true, since we have no way
of
> knowing if some lens components are still in fact made by Elcan.   I can't
but
> wonder how many Leica components can be made in other  countries before
the
> camera or lens is not allowed to use the coveted "Made in Germany" label.
> #5 Elcan continues to be a leader in optical technology, visit
> http://www.elcan.com/About_ELCAN/about_elcan.html
>
> Stephen Gandy
>
> "Dr. Joseph Yao" wrote:
>
> > Simon,
> >
> > The latest shipment of Noctilux I received from Leica four weeks ago
were
> > all Canadian made.  The serial numbers are all #381xxxx.
> >
> > I am under the impression that Leica still has a number of Canadian made
> > Noctilux in stock.  I am not sure if the production in Germany has
started.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Joseph Y.
> >
> > on 27/6/00 9:25 pm, CIS at s_lamb@compuserve.com wrote:
> >
> > > I am considering picking up a Noctilux froma local dealer today but I
> > > noticed on the casing (not the box) that it says Made in Canada.  I
know
> > > that production in Canada ceased afew years ago.  I am being told that
this
> > > is a brand new, latest model.  Do any of you Noctilux owners have any
> > > knowledge on this?  Does your lens say Made in Canada?
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > Simon
> > >
> > > Amateur efforts at http://www.phoenixdb.co.uk/leica
> > >
>
>