Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dan Post wrote: "Jim- questioning whether the Wetzlar (or Solms) lenses are better than the Canadian might result in another food fight here. The consensus seems to be that the Canadian lenses are every bit as good if not better then the German copies- and considering that ELCAN developed the Noctilux, and Lord only knows how many satelite lenses, they might actually have an edge!!! The Canadian Elves might be a bit more adept than the Solmische Gnomes! (I say that because of the vast number of Canadian LUGgers who would otherwise stop the Molson shipmenst South!!!" Well, patriotism notwithstanding (and I think, in today's climate, patriotism is am especially lousy substitute for reason and the facts...) I have no problem stating that the Canadian Leica gear is less than their classic German equivalents. Trotting out the old lore about the Elcan stuff is no proof of quality whatsoever - the military contract items were mostly made to satisfy budgetary requirements and were in no real way superior to consumer grade Leica pieces. I think this applies to a lot of military gear in general - sub-par construction, inflated pricing for the Defence Dept. free spenders of taxpayers dollars. Bad news for patriots: German beer and wine are also generally superior to their Canadian equivalents. Emanuel Lowi Montreal - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html