Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 12:32 AM 7/29/03 +0200, Jean-Michel Tomaschett wrote: >Marc, > >You're right, it is NEVER spelled with an "h". > >And it is NEVER spelled with an "a". >And it is NEVER spelled with an "ae"- > >In its original language, which is German, it is spelled "Voigtländer", or >"VOIGTLÄNDER". I am shure "Leicha", "Leicae" or "Leicke" do not look very >familiar to you... Har, Har, Har, Jean-Michel However, in 1956, on the 200th anniversary of the foundation of the company, the Voigtländer family issued a press release asking that the name be spelled, in order of preference: Voigtländer Voigtlander Voigtlaender Can we honor the wishes of the family with the longest commitment to optics still extant in this world? Marc msmall@infionline.net FAX: +540/343-7315 Cha robh bàs fir gun ghràs fir! - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html