Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/29

[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]

Subject: RE:[Leica] RE: [Leica] Re: [Leica] Voigtländer question
From: "Felix Lopez de Maturana" <fmaturana@euskalnet.net>
Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2003 15:37:56 +0200

>Why do we not simply spell it "Cosina" these days? ;>}
>A real Vito I folder was my first 35mm camera in the 50s. The folding
>mechanism broke, so I took it in for repair. The shop installed a Vito
II
>folding mechanism at a price I could not afford, so I said they could
keep
>the camera. They let me have it at the original quote (about $5 in US
>currency, as I recall). I still have the camera. I could never
>realistically dream of owning a Leica in those days.
>- -- 
>Clive

When why and how the Voigtländer family lose the commercial right of
using this name in manufacturing photografica equipment?

Felix


- --
To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html

Replies: Reply from "Jean-Michel Tomaschett" <jx@bluewin.ch> ([Leica] Re: [Leica] Voigtländer history)