Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Cosina is a Japanese company, located > thousands of miles from Germany. Exactly :-) > As far as know (and in part this is what > I am trying to find out), Cosina has no connections with Germany, other > than they bought a trademark (Voigtlander) which previously belonged to a > German based company Cosina is *not* the owner of the brand "Voigtländer". After the bankruptcy of Rollei in 1982 Voigtländer was bought by Plusfoto GmbH & Co. Then, in 1997, RINGFOTO GmbH & Co. ALFO Marketing KG bought the rights for the brand "Voigtländer". Ringfoto is *no* manufacturer, but a marketing company. And this is the point where Cosina comes into play. The current products are a result of a cooperation of Cosina (as manufacturer) and Ringfoto (owner of the brand). HTH, Michael