Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/25

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Subject: [Leica] Another ZM lens on the horizon
From: raimo.m.korhonen at uusikaupunki.fi (Raimo K)
Date: Tue Mar 25 11:34:35 2008
References: <C40DA2B2.99887%mark@rabinergroup.com> <47E85150.6070609@mcclary.net> <695C6751-8602-4104-90DF-8DF308EAF042@mac.com> <aed41d690803250735n599e73bax4e224767090f7562@mail.gmail.com>

No way.
BMW is a family owned business. Owned by a German family Quandt.
I would guess that Mazda is quite independent now, Ford has had to take 
some backward steps recently.
All the best! Raimo

Jeffery Smith wrote:
> I think that a lot of the BMW may be Mazda.
>
> On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 9:05 AM, Lottermoser George <imagist3@mac.com> 
> wrote:
>   
>> Can't help wondering how this sort of thinking actually works in the
>>  real world of today - how much of a BMW is actually "BMW" etc. as
>>  compared to a Morgan?
>>
>>  Fond regards,
>>  George
>>  george@imagist.com
>>  www.imagist.com
>>  http://www.imagist.com/blog
>>  Picture A Week - www.imagist.com/paw_07
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>  On Mar 24, 2008, at 8:11 PM, Harrison McClary wrote:
>>
>>  > I once asked a photographer friend if he had a Leica...meaning  an
>>  > M, and he said in all seriousness "yep" and pulled out a point and
>>  > shoot digital....I laughed and said that aint a real Leica...thats
>>  > a Panasonic.   I think I hurt his feelings.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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