Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/02

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Subject: Re: [Leica] leica R-5
From: "Roger J. Hart" <servant@sunset.net>
Date: Fri, 02 Oct 1998 08:30:46 -0700

At 05:58 AM 10/2/98 -0600, you wrote:
>
>This is the second time in a couple of months I have seen a reference to a
>Leica camera with bellows, this one attached, and a guy I deal with
>through work in Pittsburgh, mentioned having one to me. I have never run
>across a bellows-type Leica, other than the bellows on a reflex housing.
>Is this what Roger is talking about, or did Leica make a folding camera at
>some time. I sure haven't seen any references in the Leica books I have
>read. Could Roger or somebody fill in the gap in my knowledge.
>Noel Charchuk
>
>
I owe you guys an apology......

The camera says: Zeiss-Icon on the lens housing, so it is indeed German,
but I believe that it was built by a different company......

The reason why she bought it is because it is very light....she had a
choice between that and another Kodak...she chose the Zeiss-Icon over the
Kodak simply because of it's weight! Once she started taking pictures with
it, though, she realized what she had....

I believe that she has called it a Leica in the past, but there is *no*
indication that it was built by Leica.

Once again, sorry for the confusion...I should have checked it first....

Roger........