Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Some German marketing company owns the Voigtländer name - or is it sold on already? All the best! Raimo photos at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen - -----Alkuperäinen viesti----- Lähettäjä: John Coan <jcoan@alumni.duke.edu> Vastaanottaja: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Päivä: 21. elokuuta 2000 20:45 Aihe: Re: [Leica] Voigtländer Bessa-R ad >Mark, >I bought a used Voigtlander 18mm (Cosina) lens for my Leica. It has "germany" on >the box and instructions. I didn't think they had anything to do with Germany any >more? >John > >Mark Rabiner wrote: > >> BOB KRAMER wrote: >> ><Snip> >> > > Have faith, they designed it that way. Good engineers, those Germans. >> ><Snip> >> > Bob Kramer >> >> Which reminded me of the two page ad in the new American Photographer I just got >> for Voigtlander Bessa-R. Don't blame Bob! >> "Pick up the Bessa-r and learn why many of the 20th century greats, Henri >> Cartier-Bresson, W. Eugene Smith, etc., were drawn to rangefinders." >> Illustrated are 6 pieces of equipment on two pages all strategically turned so >> there is no "Made in Japan" showing. No mention of Cosina anywhere in the ad and >> i searched it with a fine toothed comb. >> The BIG Voigtländer logo at the bottom of the second page. >> Underneath >> "Exclusive Distribution of THK products, Inc" Long Beach CA. >> >> But Japan IS mentioned: as if they are sombody else: >> >> "50mm f1.5 Nokton -Extremely fast, with exciting "bokeh," as the Japanese call >> background blur, th >> is sharp, contrasty lens excels ...." >> >> There is a LOT of copy in this 2 page ad. >> I'd call it a lie of omission. >> If it was my baby somewhere i'd slip in: >> "And now the Cosina cooperation has brought back the historic Voigtlander name!" >> >> It is possible it is THK of Long Beach CA who is responsible for the deception >> and not Cosina as much. >> If that were the case I'd hope Cosina would correct it. >> Mark William Rabiner >> >> Discover Voigtländer >> go to a swap meet >