Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/07/16

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Subject: [Leica] Canadian vs. German Leica Lenses
From: tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant)
Date: Fri Jul 16 21:36:53 2004
References: <3.0.2.32.20040716175333.01f07aa4@pop.infionline.net>

Marc James Small my friend said: :-)

 > Paula
> Canadian lenses are just so much junk -- just ask Ted Grant who
> adamantly refuses to use such North American trash and who almost
> went to prison a couple of decades back when he threatened to blow the >
Midlands plant to smithereens.
>
> Buy only real -- that is, German -- Leica glass.  Don't waste time trying
> to get a decent picture from Canadian lenses.  The story that is going
> around is that the air around Midland is so polluted that it rapidly
causes
> heavy pitting on the glass even before the lenses were shipped.
>
> <he grins broadly><<<<<

Well OK good buddy one of these days I'll get yer fer them words! ;-)

Paula he's pulling yer leg as there isn't anything wrong with the Canadian
made lenses as this is just a fun thing between two old sons of guns!
ted



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