Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dan Cardish wrote: > But why? tradition, the same reason why many people prefer "Voigtlander" on the new Cosina made lenses instead of "Cosina" -- even if the two companies have nothing to do with each other > I can understand a collector lusting after vintage Leitz > equipment, but what would be the point to having modern day Leica Camera > Co. writing the words "Leitz" on their cameras. Why would you prefer to > buy a current M6 with "Leitz" rather than "Leica" written on it? > > dan c. > > At 08:14 AM 26-01-01 -0800, Stephen Gandy wrote: > > > >Personally I would have liked to have seen Leitz Wetzlar -- I find it no more > >misleading than putting the Leica name on a Fujica or Panasonic. > >