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Subject: [Leica] Re: [Leica] Re: [Leica] Voigtländer question
From: "Jean-Michel Tomaschett" <jx@bluewin.ch>
Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2003 01:15:08 +0200
References: <Pine.SOL.4.44-qp.0307282057540.20091-100000@hedvig.uio.no> <000801c3553f$3e1a56c0$388a8418@symkeehx5nw8g8> <3.0.2.32.20030728181135.0224764c@pop.infionline.net> <3.0.2.32.20030728185550.022484b4@pop.infionline.net>

Marc, a triple Har!!!
English is not my  first language, I speak German more often.
Of course we can and we want to honour the wishes of the family. I was not
born in 1956, so I could not have read the press release when it was
released.

Voigtländer was a German company, verstehen Sie Deutsch?

JM



- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marc James Small" <msmall@infionline.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 12:55 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: [Leica] Voigtländer question


> At 12:32 AM 7/29/03 +0200, Jean-Michel Tomaschett wrote:
> >Marc,
> >
> >You're right, it is NEVER spelled with an "h".
> >
> >And it is NEVER spelled with an "a".
> >And it is NEVER spelled with an "ae"-
> >
> >In its original language, which  is German, it is spelled "Voigtländer",
or
> >"VOIGTLÄNDER". I am shure "Leicha", "Leicae" or "Leicke" do not look very
> >familiar to you...
>
> Har, Har, Har, Jean-Michel
>
> However, in 1956, on the 200th anniversary of the foundation of the
> company, the Voigtländer family issued a press release asking that the
name
> be spelled, in order of preference:
>
> Voigtländer
> Voigtlander
> Voigtlaender
>
> Can we honor the wishes of the family with the longest commitment to
optics
> still extant in this world?
>
> Marc
>
>
> msmall@infionline.net  FAX:  +540/343-7315
> Cha robh bàs fir gun ghràs fir!
>
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