tony740607 Posted May 5, 2013 Share #1 Posted May 5, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) Is there a big difference, if any, if the lens is made in Germany or Canada? Or does this vary between different lenses which is the best? Anything I should think about when buying lenses from any of the countries on forehand? Is the second hand market lenses more expensive from any of the countries? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jaapv Posted May 5, 2013 Share #2 Posted May 5, 2013 Technically there is no discernible difference. The Canadian lenses are exactly as good as the German ones. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iedei Posted May 5, 2013 Share #3 Posted May 5, 2013 none at all. as far as i've read, Leica were VERY meticulous about quality control standards and production standards when their products were being made in Canada....as were the Canadian employees. Some really great products came out of Leica in those years! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWC Doppel Posted May 5, 2013 Share #4 Posted May 5, 2013 Usually none at all. I think one or two are different. The mkIV 35 Summicron I think had some differences that made the German version better. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted May 5, 2013 Share #5 Posted May 5, 2013 However, human nature being what it is, prices are usually higher for a German lens than for a Canadian one - which means the smart user will go for the Canadian one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted May 6, 2013 Share #6 Posted May 6, 2013 Canadian bodies and lenses were somewhat considered of lesser quality when i bought mine and in fact my M4-2 has got shutter problems, my 35/2 v4 and "thin" 90/2.8 had loosening optical cells and the latter's engravings were sloppily painted over. They still work perfectly 30 years later though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsgary Posted May 6, 2013 Share #7 Posted May 6, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) Don't forget Canada saved Germany with the M4-2 mine works ferfectly Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveclem Posted May 6, 2013 Share #8 Posted May 6, 2013 Don't forget Canada saved Germany with the M4-2 mine works ferfectly There's a smile there somewhere..... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted May 6, 2013 Share #9 Posted May 6, 2013 Is there a big difference, if any, if the lens is made in Germany or Canada? Or does this vary between different lenses which is the best? Anything I should think about when buying lenses from any of the countries on forehand? Is the second hand market lenses more expensive from any of the countries? It can happen for "rarity" reasons, which do count in collectors' market : for example, Canadian Summarits 50 are much rarer than Germany, Wetzlar Elmarit 28 are rarer than Canadian and so on... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Michel Posted May 6, 2013 Share #10 Posted May 6, 2013 Hi, Search for Dr. Walter Mandler and read about Leica and Canada. I even understand that some "made in Germany" cameras and lenses were actually made in Canada; according to a serial number list, my M3 and my 50 Summicron were made in Canada. My 1962 35 Summicron (with googles) says "Canada" and it is kind of neat to show off an M9 with a made in Canada lens! Oh, and my Canadian 135 Elmarit works pretty well too. Jean-Michel 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steed Posted May 6, 2013 Share #11 Posted May 6, 2013 My 35 is Canadian, and the 90 I sold (at a profit) was Canadian as well. Both were superb in every respect. Others may have different experiences, but I would pay less and buy Canadian 10 times out of 10 for lenses. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted May 6, 2013 Share #12 Posted May 6, 2013 I have always been happy with Canadian made Leica products, and indeed it would have been a catastrophic marketing strategy if there had been a difference in quality. My biggest 'Leica regret' is in selling a Canadian made 35mm Summilux and M4-P, both superb and it was a mad moment of brain fade. Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted May 6, 2013 Share #13 Posted May 6, 2013 Actually: http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/story/2012/12/26/sp-canada-germany-juniors.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted June 20, 2013 Share #14 Posted June 20, 2013 There is a difference - the air inside the lens, if you care. Frosty clear blue sky air from Canada or Solmes air, (... Two pints of Guinness advice .. ) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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