Greetings all.....for two years running I have put off a family visit to Midland Ontario a quiet town North of Toronto Canada. Not because of any Leica connection but because it is the home of a re-creation 17th century Jusuit-Huron village called Ste-Marie Among the Hurons.

Excuse my ignorance but I assumed Leica Canada was produced-assembled in Toronto the largest city in Canada. Suprise! Suprise! After I purchased a "Canadian" 35mm Summicron I couldn't help notice the Midland Canada lettering on the box. Does anyone know the history of Leica Company and Midland? Is there a Leica legacy in this town? Museum? Gallery? If so I'll have to make it there this summer to check things out. Thanks Martin

-- Martin (amloft@yahoo.com), January 12, 2002

Answers

The Noctilux and 75 Summilux were born in Midland!

How's that for famous Canuck glass!!!

-- John Chan (ouroboros_2001@yahoo.com), January 12, 2002.

The 180 f/3.4 APO is also a Midland lens, as well as the 90mm Summicron-R and many other noteworthy Leica lenses. Various rangefinder bodies were also made in Canada at various times.

-- Douglas Herr (telyt@earthlink.net), January 12, 2002.

Ernst Leitz Canada ELCAN History

World reknown lens designer Walter Mandler pioneered computer aided lens design technique and designed Summilux, Telyt in Ernst Leitz Canada Midland, Ontario and set a new standard in lens design

-- martin tai (martin.tai@capcanada.com), January 13, 2002.