Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/24

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica 0
From: "Steve Caspersen" <mectau@home.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2000 09:21:00 -0700
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From: "Tom Schofield" <tdschofield@email.msn.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Saturday, September 23, 2000 4:49 PM
Subject: [Leica] Leica 0

I heard the two gnomes story also and that they would make 300/year for as
long as they get orders.  This from a Leica US rep.

Steve Caspersen

> This may be off-topic due to the absence of LUGs on the Leica 0, but does
> anyone know the anticipated production numbers for the Leica 0?  (And
> remember, that's "0" as in mathematics, not "O" as in "boat," as my 7th
> Grade math teacher would say!)
>
> I saw posts a while back indicating 2500, but my dealer says they got two
> litlle gnomes making it in a corner of the factory, and will continue
> producing them at 200/year for as long as they get orders.  If the latter
is
> true, the collectible value could either be lower, or appreciation not to
be
> realized until after production ceases.
>
> My dealer gave me a copy of p.15 of "Identifying Leica Cameras" which
> pictures the Leica 0.  It states, "The model in the phoograph is one of a
> very few copies of a perfect reproduction of the original made by Alberico
> Arces of Treviso."  Since the picture is a dead-ringer for the one in the
> Leica brochure, I wonder if Leica merely bought the tooling form Mr.
Arces.
> If so, LUGGERS need not feel slighted about diversion of scarce resources
> from new designs!
>
> Tom
>
>

In reply to: Message from jeffcoatphoto <jeffcoatphoto@sumter.net> ([Leica] help)
Message from "Steve Scott" <sscott@netidea.com> (Re: [Leica] help)
Message from "Tom Schofield" <tdschofield@email.msn.com> ([Leica] Leica 0)