Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/22

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Tiltall query
From: Stanley E Yoder <syoder+@ANDREW.CMU.EDU>
Date: Mon, 22 May 2000 13:31:57 -0400 (EDT)
References: <200005221551.IAA10302@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
 
Excerpts from mail: 22-May-100 Leica Users digest V17 #111 by Leica
Users digest@mejac 
> I didn't think that Leica ever actually built the Tiltall; they just
> distributed it.

This needle has been threaded before, either here or on the idcc list.
My understanding is that the two Marchioni widows each sold the rights:
one to LeitzUSA, the other to the fellow who owned Star-D. Current
vendor of the product is Taiwanese, I believe.

I have a Star-D 'Professional' and, except for black hard-plastic grips
on the two handles, seems like the real thing, complete with brass
inserts in the leg collets. There were apparently cheaper versions as
well. 
      

Stan Yoder
Pittsburgh