Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/03/19

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Subject: Re: [Leica] repost: Leica TLR Medium format camera?
From: Joe Berenbaum <joe-b@dircon.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 20:15:44

At 09:16 19/03/98 -0500, you wrote:
>At 11:47 PM 18-03-98 -0600, Eric wrote:
>>>Has anyone ever heard of a post WWII medium format  twin lens reflex camera
>>>that Leica (Leitz) may have made, and what its value might be?
>>>
>>>Someone has indicated to me that he owns one.
>>
>>It does not exist. They had some LF lenses they made before the Leica came
>>out, if I remember correctly, but there was never an MF Leica.
>>
>>Some people confuse Leitz and Zeiss. Could it be a Rollei with a Zeiss lens?
>
>I asked him if he actually mean't Zeiss.  He said, "No, Leica".  In
>addition, the camera has a very low serial number, 136.
>Dan C.

The nearest thing to a medium format Leica I've heard of was a Nagel folder
that had a Leitz lens. I think it is illustrated in the Leica Collector's
Guide. I'd quite like one of these to play with...

Joe Berenbaum