Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Marc wrote: >Now, this does NOT explain why Leica never admitted the redesign. One of the fun about Leica is that there is a lot of litterature about it= and that the records were not destroy during the war or after stopping production. The problem is that Leitz was using often older version of camera (M3 for= ex.), or lens (35/2 in the 70/80's), or optical design (50/1,4) to advertise new material. It's less the case now, sinds Solms. The fact that they use the same number for lenses with new design don't help neither. (Tele-Elmarit 90/2,8) etc... We are lucky to have so many information, but Leica litterature is not mo= re the Bible than the various Leica Guides. An idea for a new book, will be to interview all the people involved in Leitz and Leica, from Wetzlar, Midland, New York and Solms before it's to late.= A job for our German, Canadian and American friends. ;-) That's why the Viewfinder, Vidom etc.. are so important. Lucien BELGIUM