Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/26

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Raytheon made 90mm Apo-Asph
From: S Dimitrov <sld@earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 12:59:46 -0800
References: <002d01c0a02f$56af25c0$75101840@dimarcojr.pressroom.com> <3A9ABC23.5010109@earthlink.net>
 
Wait a minute, didn't Raytheon get bought out by Aerospecial?

Slobodan Dimitrov



"B. D. Colen" wrote:
> 
> Raytheon? Raytheon?! Our "Leica" lenses are really Raytheon
> lenses?....Well ain't that déclassé!
> 
> Sal DiMarco,Jr. wrote:
> 
> > Luggers,
> >     According to a very well placed source in Leica AG, one of the reasons
> > for the delay in delivering the 90mm APO-ASPH-M lens is that Raytheon in
> > making the lenses, reversed one element in the manufacturing. Apparently,
> > they did this to quite a large batch of lenses, instantly putting Leica AG a
> > year behind in delivery.
> > Happy Snaps,
> > Sal DiMarco, Jr.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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