Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/02

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Subject: Re: [Leica] leica R-5
From: "Noel H. Charchuk" <nhcharch@calcna.ab.ca>
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 12:11:29 -0600 (MDT)

Thanks for the info Roger, make sure you send the serial numbers on your
mother's ZI to Marc Small. Now I have to get to the bottom of the story on
the other folding Leica in Pittsburgh.
Noel Charchuk

On Fri, 2 Oct 1998, Roger J. Hart wrote:

> 
> At 05:58 AM 10/2/98 -0600, you wrote:
> >
> >This is the second time in a couple of months I have seen a reference to a
> >Leica camera with bellows, this one attached, and a guy I deal with
> >through work in Pittsburgh, mentioned having one to me. I have never run
> >across a bellows-type Leica, other than the bellows on a reflex housing.
> >Is this what Roger is talking about, or did Leica make a folding camera at
> >some time. I sure haven't seen any references in the Leica books I have
> >read. Could Roger or somebody fill in the gap in my knowledge.
> >Noel Charchuk
> >
> >
> I owe you guys an apology......
> 
> The camera says: Zeiss-Icon on the lens housing, so it is indeed German,
> but I believe that it was built by a different company......
> 
> The reason why she bought it is because it is very light....she had a
> choice between that and another Kodak...she chose the Zeiss-Icon over the
> Kodak simply because of it's weight! Once she started taking pictures with
> it, though, she realized what she had....
> 
> I believe that she has called it a Leica in the past, but there is *no*
> indication that it was built by Leica.
> 
> Once again, sorry for the confusion...I should have checked it first....
> 
> Roger........ 
> 
>