Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/08/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Some fake Leicas (with matched lenses) made by FED in Kharkov are supposedly very well made but I have not seen any of those "live". All that I have seen have been of poor quality and some very dubious features added, like swastikas, "German" engravings and wood veneer for vulcanite. And some with gold plating, of course. All the best! Raimo K Personal photography homepage at: http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Reid" <reid@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 8:10 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: the first IIIg > In my opinion a fake Leica is of equal value to the original, as long as it is a well-made fake. A fake Leica that takes bad photographs is of course not useful. > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information