Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/12

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Subject: [Leica] leica's design ideas leaked
From: kcassidy at asc.upenn.edu (Kyle Cassidy)
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:38:42 -0500
 
I always wondered where Leica got their body designs. I figured they hired 
the best sculptors and engineers in Europe to get those beautiful lines, but 
seeing the Delux-4 (safari) I realize now they're copying existing Eastern 
European cameras, in this case the Lomo 8M.

http://www.kylecassidy.com/lj/2010/leicalomo.jpg

I do like Leica's clever addition of strap lugs, which was always something 
conspicuously missing from the Lomo.
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