Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]according to ELCAN about a year ago, they are not currently producing any Leica lenses Stephen Gandy John Collier wrote: > I think that the ECLAN facility has a lot of production capacity which Leica > now does not. As we have discussed, they have to take production time away > from popular profitable items that are in short supply. If ELCAN is still > producing Leica lenses, I am sure custom specifications for those lenses > would be possible. Are they still producing any lenses for Leica? > > I have, though this discussion, come to realise that all the screw-ball > Leitz items out there that I come across seem to have come from Joseph and > his family! > > John Collier > > > From: "Tim Spragens" <info@borderless-photos.com> > > > > On 17 Feb 2001, at 21:16, Dr. Joseph Yao wrote: > > > >> Perhaps Leica AG Solms is different from Leitz Midland Canada. When > >> the latter was in full swing, my family could request anything their > >> hearts desired and they would ALWAYS provided a quotation. Once money > >> changed hands, we ALWAYS got what we wanted. Half frame M1-6, half > >> frame LTM cameras, Summilux 75 in chrome.... you named it, they made > >> it..... I guess those happy days are gone forever. > > > > I think this is more a sign of the times than the location.