Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Robert wrote: > I have just finished reading the article about the works of Walter Kluck >in the most recent issue of Viewfinder (vol 31, # 3). Mr. Kluck is directly >responsible for the survival of the Leica M cameras. Apparently, in 1975 or >so, Leitz management was willing to drop the M line, but he managed to >convince them to let Leitz Canada build M4 cameras.>>>>>>>> Bonsoir Robert, I believe the American military had something to do with the M camera surviving as as much as Mr. Kluck. I'm sure if they hadn't placed a special order for 500 M4 bodies built at the Leica plant in Midland, Canada, the camera would have indeed gone the way of the dodo bird! Ted Grant This is Our Work. The Legacy of Sir William Osler. http://www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant