Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 28/7/2001 5:06 am, Bob Walkden at owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us wrote: > some of the exotic lenses are still made in Germany. Or at least, they > carry the label 'Made in Germany', but perhaps it's old stock. > > They are: > > 16/2.8 fisheye > 15/3.5 > 35/2.8 shift > 300/2.8 > 500/4.5 mirror I think they carry the made in Germany label either on account of their German labour and parts input as in the case of the fisheye (Japanese Minolta glass, re-barrelled and re-coated I believe by Leica); or because they are not made by Leica but by other German lens firms - Schneider in the case of the 35mm shift. I thought that the 15mm was also not a Leica home brew. Can't speak for the telephotos. David Prakel