Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/02

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Reid Leica Copies
From: Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net>
Date: Tue, 02 Oct 2001 12:54:58 -0400
References: <3.0.2.32.20011002114013.0158d32c@roanoke.infi.net> <119894389.1002007558@sgathan.reid.org> <4D2DC4211C50D311A64C0008C75D6BC507EDE537@m07.ibx.com> <4D2DC4211C50D311A64C0008C75D6BC507EDE537@m07.ibx.com>

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

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