Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/09/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Here's a trivia question for someone: > > When the Leica was first introduced the ads said; 'Leica Kamera' in Germany. > Now if the name Leica comes from LEItz & CAmera why wasn't 'Leica' spelled > 'Leika'? > > If Kamera was the way Germans used to spell the word, why a C then in the > Leica name? Can any of our German members help with this answer? > > Thanks, AndrewAA > -- I would guess because most of the world spells Kamera as camera. sl - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html