Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Brian McCarthy wrote: What do you think of these: http://www.cameramate.com (click on Leica replicas link) There's absolutely no information on this site about these replicas - what are they? Are these Russian in origin? Do they actually work, or are they intended for display on a shelf or something? ===================================================================== Brian, Russian replicas of Leica (and Contax RF) cameras have been around for decades. I don't know much about them but there's some information at Stephen Gandy's CameraQuest site: http://www.cameraquest.com/fakerusk.htm There's also a site selling these replicas at: http://www.camerasrussian.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv I believe quality control of cameras made in Russia has been variable and you need to inspect them to make sure you get a good one. They work and the lenses are supposed to be good. Regards, ===== Ray "The trouble with resisting temptation is you never know when you'll get another chance!" __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Find a job, post your resume. http://careers.yahoo.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html