Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/12/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Tue, 30 Dec 1997, Jim Brick wrote: > >As a matter of history, the Leitz knife I referred to was given > >to each of the journalists attending the "secret" introduction > >of the first Leicaflex in Wetzlar. So there are about 30 or 40 > >old people out there with them. Again, I'm not certain if it > >was 1962 or 1963. > >Is there someone out there who remembers? It was just following > >the photokina in Koln. > >Ed Meyers > > > > It would have to be 1962 as Photokina is held on even years. > > When I visited the Porsche factory in Stuttgart, They gave me a knife and a > cup, I bought some small booze glasses (with the Porsche emblem engraved on > the side), plus numerous other mementos. > > Every company makes trinkets. I have a bunch of BMW trinkets that my local > dealer gave me. Pens, knives, etc... > > It's common and does not detract from the real company business. The people > making and marketing these things aren't photographers or engineers, so > have no influence on how quickly the R8 motor will appear. > > Jim > There was a photokina glitch at one time. They moved it to the early Spring one time and waited three years instead of the normal two at another time, I think. That's why I'm not sure about 1962 or 1963. Ed