Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/10/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sorry, Eric, I disagree. A Leica is a viewfinder camera, and Leitz (GmbH, Solms, etc.) adopted the name to transfer the Leica's reputation to their SLRs in people's mind. Simple advertising strategy. But, even when you call an apple an egg, it's no egg [hey, with that sentence I go into eternity :) ], no matter how much you pay to some internal or external PR agency. Alf - --------------------------------------------------------------------- At 10:01 14.10.1997 -0500, you wrote: >At 09:36 AM 10/14/97 +0200, you wrote: > >>problems might occur, if you use a SLR from Leitz GmbH or try to switch a >>Leica into a SLR e.g. by the Visoflex. > >They are Leicas, Alf. Not SLRs from Leitz. Leitz disappeared years ago. >Visoflex are way too slow and clunky to use when such wonderful cameras are >available. > >============= >Eric Welch >St. Joseph, MO > > >I disagree with unanimity. >