Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/09

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Noctilux in Canada
From: "C.L.Zeni" <clzeni@mindspring.com>
Date: Fri, 09 Nov 2001 17:59:17 -0500
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At 05:36 PM 11/9/2001, you wrote:
>Hi Jeff,
>As much as my earlier remarks were jest, we on the LUG have seen and know
>the many questions that cross our screens regarding... "which is better,
>Germany, Portugal, Canada etc."
>
>But in reality with a move of the Noctilux production to Germany there will
>undoubtedly be a flood of "Made in Canada" Noctiluxes on the market only
>because many will perceive the production moving to Germany the lens will be
>better.
>
>Which of course all normal Leica using human beings will understand that
>wont be the case at all. ;-)  Made here or on the dark side of the moon the
>specs are the same  ERGO:   same lens no matter where it's assembled.
>
>Hell maybe we should buy up all the "Made in Canada" models and create a
>high cost demand for them when something screws up in the fatherland. ;-)

If folks want to flood the market with 'inferior' Canadian lenses, I'm all 
for it :)


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