Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 2/14/01 11:04 PM, Oliver Bryk expressed the following: > > I have seen more Nazi stuff in my youth than I care to remember, mostly > under rather unpleasant circumstances. I suspect that people who are > fascinated by such paraphernalia or collect them, hold similar political > beliefs. Couldn't agree more. In fact, I used to feel more than a little uncomfortable about using a camera from a company so strongly identified with, for instance, the Luftwaffe. I've heard stories recently, however -- I hope their true -- about Leica supplying "sample" Leicas to Jews trying to escape, and that these expedited things at the border. Now if only I could find evidence that Franke & Heidecke had behaved honorably, I might feel a bit better about carrying a Rolleiflex. Douglas Cooper http://www.dysmedia.com