Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark Langer wrote: > Most of us thought that Nicca - perhaps the best manufacturer of Leica > copies - became defunct in 1958 or 9 when purchased by Yashica. To those > who have so believed, I offer my discovery of today. In a thrift shop, I > saw what appeared to be one of the cheap plastic "Time" style 35mm fake SLR > cameras. On closer inspection, I realized that it had "NICCA" emblazoned > on the front, just above the print boasting "Optical Lens". By the way, > those of you who have been shooting with non-optical lenses have no idea > what you are missing in terms of photographic excellence. > > I couldn't resist buying what I consider to be a Nicca version of the R > Leica. I'm now the proud owner of the ultimate Leica copy. > > I'm waiting for the envious emails to start pouring in. Betcha the > CameraQuest site doesn't have this one yet. Eat your heart out, Steve > Gandy! :-) > > Mark damn right, how many Big Macs do you want for it ? Stephen