[Leica] I just bought a film camera

[msmall at infionline.net (Marc James Small)]

At 10:45 AM 9/24/2006, Craig Roberts wrote:
>So, Brian, with the ability to compare and 
>contrast the Leica, the UK Reid and the 
>UK-ranian Reid, how do the three rate 
>build-wise?  I've always figured the 
>genuine  Reid was probably constructed as nicely 
>as the Leica.  Is this correct?  (I'm ignoring, 
>for the moment, the differences between my Norton Commando and my BMW 
>R75/6).

The Reid cameras were reverse-engineered and 
ended up better-built from better materials than 
the Honest-to-Oscar-Barnack originals.  They have 
become expensive rarities in recent decades 
though I know several UK photographers who still 
shoot with Reids on occasion.  The Kardon was 
also a well-made clone of the Leica.  Now, if we 
had a LUG'er named Kardon, I guess he'd have to buy one ...

Marc


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