Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/05/05
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At 12:13 AM 5/6/96 -0400, Wolfgang Sachse wrote:
>
> Boy, I couldn't agree more. Maybe they're resting on
> their laurels. I'm tempted to go over there and visit
> the factory in Solms. Are guests welcome? (Anybody know
> if there's a good brewery in town?)
>
Be sure to write or phone ahead of time. I got a very warm welcome, and
a tour of the plant, when I was in the area in March 1992. There won't be
many folks around to show you around, though, during Fotokina, which is why
it's a good idea to let them know when you're thinking of visiting. The
museum is neat, too. I'm not a collector, but the Leicaflex that survived
the F-4 bailout over the Mojave Desert was interesting, as were the Leicas
they fished out of the wreckage of the Hindenburg (even though they resemble
something out of a Salvador Dali painting).
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Charles E. Albertson
Seattle, Wash.
chucko@mail.eskimo.com