Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/07/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 96-07-21 02:24:06 EDT, captyng@vtx.ch (Gerard Captijn) writes: << Who knows what the "M" in the rangefinder camera series stands for? > > >JayPax@aol.com > M stands for "Messsucher" the German word for rangefinder. Gerard Captijn, Geneva, Switzerland. >> Gerard: Thanks for your reply. I can guarantee that you know more German that I do! I believe the literal translation of the word would be "measurement searcher" of which the terms "rangefinder" is the rough English equivalent. Correct, my good man!! JayPax@aol.com