Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 09:27 AM 10/2/01 -0800, Guy Bennett wrote: >A (perhaps naive) question: as the Reid camera bodies and lenses are >virtually identical to Leica camera bodies and lenses, could it be possible >that they designed and built them *without* slavishly copying Leitz? > Sure, and that seems to be what Rajner is saying. I will allow that two engineers, given a similar task, can independently come up with an identical item. But my understanding of the Reid design is that it is an "improved Leica", so I suspect the camera was made with an eye to the IIIc. Marc msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 Cha robh bąs fir gun ghrąs fir! - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html