Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2021/08/05

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Dr. Strangelens, or....
From: "A.H.SCHMIDT" <horsts@primus.com.au>
Date: Thu, 05 Aug 2021 22:56:49 +1000
References: <Pine.NEB.4.21.0008041618060.868-100000@panix3.panix.com>

Edward Meyers wrote:
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> I don't believe Bob did one thing and told others he did something else.
> Somewhere around the early 1980s Bob got rid of all his Leicas and lenses.
> He had a going feud with E.Leitz (sort of). He was very upset that they
> did not follow his recommendation to GO OUT OF THE CAMERA BUSINESS.
> They didn't listen to him, so he gave up on Leicas.

Edward, Enlighten me. If Leitz had given up camera manufacturing, he would have
kept buying more Leicas, but since they didn't stop making them, he stopped buying
them.Look, I don't really know this Bob gentlemen, but  his ideas seem somewhat
strange to me.

Regards, Horst Schmidt

In reply to: Message from Edward Meyers <aghalide@panix.com> (Re: [Leica] Dr. Strangelens, or....)