Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]JZa1058168@aol.com wrote: > Can anyone tell me about the Leica copy "Honor" and its probable value > (ballpark). I saw one in a camera shop during a recent trip. j zarick, cinn, > ohio According to the Book: 300 Leica copies by Pont/Princelle, 2 types of Honor Cameras where made by the Mejiro Optical Works in Japan. The first one was released 1956-1959 and was a very close copy of the Leica 3C. The standard lens supplied was either a 50mm f3.5 Hexar (Elmar style) or a f1.9 50mm Hexanon (Summitar style) Approximately 1000 units where made. The second version , made from 1959-1960 showed some vague resemblance to the Leica M or Cannon L. it had a lever wind and a combined viewfinder/range finder window. It also had a rewind crank. Only 300 units where produced. I suppose , if there in good condition, the price would be quite high. I reckon it would only be a collectors camera. I cannot see a lot of spare parts being available. I hope this helps a bit. Regards, Horst Schmidt