Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 26/2/01 10:31 PM, apbbeijing at apbbeijing@yahoo.com wrote: > Of course it doesn't matter as far as yr pictures are concerned - so long as > you got an example of the lens in question. The 35-70 2.8 is a lens that may > well be available now if only the Elcan plant was part of Leica camera still > - at least that is my speculation FWIW. Adrian, I agree. If Leica decided to have both the APO 90 and VE 35-70/2.8 ASPH made in ELCAN, there would not have been any supply problem. As a dealer I cannot tell you how frustrating it is to lose sales because Leica cannot come up with the goods. More than two years after launch, I still have a waiting list for the APO 90. And I have more than 500 back orders for the VE 35-70/2.8 ASPH. (Hey, you should know, as there are 1.4 billion people in China after all!) Personally I prefer Canadian lenses; until recently, the jewels of M lenses were all designed and manufactured in Canada: Noctilux, Summilux 75/1.4 and perhaps the Summicron 35/2.0 also. Joseph <- who has finally secured over a dozen of VE 35-70/2.8 ASPH., thanks to the LUG! :-) :-) :-)