Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Was the R7 also built in Portugal? Were any R7's built in Solms? Bud Cook - -----Original Message----- From: Eric Welch <ewelch@ponyexpress.net> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Date: Saturday, January 24, 1998 6:49 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica 24mm Lenses >At 11:27 AM 1/23/98 -0800, you wrote: > >>you are using a Minolta designed camera body. This is an honest question >>(not a jibe) as I have been using my 24mm R lens since 1976 and have proven > >Lets get the facts out, so those who don't know will. The R3/4/5/6/7 >cameras were all built with Minolta chassis, and a few parts inside (like >the wind mechanism). But they were modified and the innards mostly designed >by Leica. The shutter, prism, metering system, and many other parts were >designed by Leica, and built by Leica in Portugal. >========== > >Eric Welch >St. Joseph, MO >http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch > >The generation of random numbers is too important to be left to chance. > > -Robert R. Coveyou >