Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/17

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Subject: Re: [Leica] ELCAN
From: Stephen Gandy <Stephen@CameraQuest.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2001 09:52:02 -0800
References: <B6B404FF.E802%jbcollier@home.com>

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.

In reply to: Message from John Collier <jbcollier@home.com> (Re: [Leica] ELCAN)