Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]So nobody in France has ever seen the Sound of Music, then? > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+leica=web-options.com@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+leica=web-options.com@leica-users.org] On > Behalf Of Philippe AMARD > Sent: 11 January 2009 19:07 > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] A REAL LEICA OR A COUNTERFIT? > > Bob, > > FYI : in some countries such as mine, circulating > information/pictures > such as what I suspect is at the other end of the link you posted is > strictly forbidden and may bring you to the courts ... I know > it may be > felt as harsh in other countries but pointing to such sites > on the list > may be the cause of unwanted, albeit unvoluntary, trouble. > Thanks for your understanding. > Philippe > > > > Bob W wrote: > > >The Nazis continued to use the eagle as a symbol, but they > sometimes put it > >on top of a swastika. > > > >http://www.usmbooks.com/nazi_eagle_swastika.html > > > >Bob > > > > > > > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: lug-bounces+leica=web-options.com@leica-users.org > >>[mailto:lug-bounces+leica=web-options.com@leica-users.org] On > >>Behalf Of Seth Rosner > >>Sent: 11 January 2009 13:43 > >>To: Leica Users Group > >>Subject: Re: [Leica] A REAL LEICA OR A COUNTERFIT? > >> > >>Right, Doug, but a double mistake; in 1936 it is unlikely > >>that Leitz would > >>have engraved anything on the topplate; if they had, it would > >>have been the > >>swastika, not an eagle. > >> > >>Seth > >> > >>----- Original Message ----- > >>From: "Douglas Sharp" <douglas.sharp@gmx.de> > >>To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> > >>Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 5:23 AM > >>Subject: Re: [Leica] A REAL LEICA OR A COUNTERFIT? > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>>The Russian guy made a booboo - the1936 Olympics were held > in Berlin > >>> > >>>Remember how Adolf treated Jesse Owens > >>> > >>>Cheers > >>>Douglas > >>> > >>>Christopher Birchenhall wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>>Ted > >>>> > >>>>According to the Leica Pocket Book 7th Edition the serial > >>>> > >>>> > >>number 10606 > >> > >> > >>>>identifies the camera to be a Leica I made in 1928. > >>>> > >>>>Chris B > >>>> > >>>>2009/1/11 Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca>: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>Hi crew, > >>>>> > >>>>>This note with a question from my son Scott this evening: > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>Scott asked: > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>>>I was over at a friends place tonight and he has an old > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>Leica that he > >> > >> > >>>>>>>had > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>bought off this old Russian guy a couple of years back, > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>on the top of > >> > >> > >>>>>the > >>>>>camera it has embossed 1936 Munich Olympic, has the > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>German bird crest > >> > >> > >>>>>and > >>>>>the serial number 10606. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>The question is, do you know anyone in the LUG that may > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>be able to tell > >> > >> > >>>>>or > >>>>>trace the serial number and find out if it's the real > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>deal or a knock > >> > >> > >>>>>off. > >>>>>The camera is in really good shape. <<<<<, > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>There you go folks that's the question. > >>>>> > >>>>>I looked in a few real old Leica books but couldn't find > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>any serial > >> > >> > >>>>>number > >>>>>information. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>Anyone out there like to take a shot at answering Scott's > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>question? > >> > >> > >>>>> > >>>>>Thank you in advance. > >>>>> > >>>>>ted > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>_______________________________________________ > >>>>>Leica Users Group. > >>>>>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>information > >> > >> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>_______________________________________________ > >>>>Leica Users Group. > >>>>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > >>>> > >>>> > >>information > >> > >> > >>>_______________________________________________ > >>>Leica Users Group. > >>>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > information > >>> > >>> > >>-------------------------------------------------------------- > >>------------------ > >> > >> > >> > >>No virus found in this incoming message. > >>Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > >>Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.5/1886 - Release > >>Date: 1/10/2009 > >>6:01 PM > >> > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>Leica Users Group. > >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Leica Users Group. > >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >