Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/02

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Subject: [Leica] Quick release plates
From: marcsmall at comcast.net (Marc James Small)
Date: Fri Feb 2 21:29:02 2007
References: <295FFF15-CBA3-4A12-B434-6D124F0643AC@mac.com> <C1E792E8.439BD%mark@rabinergroup.com> <200702011803.l11I3aFG022566@server1.waverley.reid.org> <45C2A6AD.9050502@san.rr.com>
 
At 09:49 PM 2/1/2007, Jerry Lehrer wrote:
 >Marc,
 >
 >Nah! Leitz had the SDOOG system in 1936.

Hmm.  Not exactly a universal system or, to be 
more complete, not sold as such.  And Leitz 
jerked this off the market in 1949, in any event, 
presumably from lack of sales.

Thanks for advising me of this, Jerry.  I love these Leitz gee-gaws.

Marc


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