Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/08

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Re: IIIf's from Minox!!!?!!!!?!!
From: Jeffrey Peterlin <peterlinj@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2000 08:20:20 -0700 (PDT)

All,
Go here.  Read all about it.  Look at pictures.  Be
happy.  

Jeffrey
Bedford, MA

http://camera.megahouse.co.jp/main.htm

- --- Guy Bennett <guybnt@idt.net> wrote:
> >At 06:31 PM 9/7/00 -0400, Paul Chefurka wrote:
> >>
> >>Hmm.  That's not what my dealer said after he got
> of the phone with
> >>Lisle-Kelco.  He's under the impression that they
> are IIIf clones make
> >>by Minox.  If you're right, he'll be some
> surprised when he unpacks
> >>the boxes!
> >>
> >>Paul
> >
> >They sell retail for under $300. That should
> explain everything. I looked
> >through the brochure and they have a very large
> film wind knob. Out of
> >proportion to the rest of the camera. The Leica
> clone has a IIIf vintage
> >flash as well but I was told that the flash is not
> available in the US.
> >
> >Jim
> 
> 
> paul & jim,
> 
> i believe there's a brief write up on these minox
> 'classics' in the current
> pop photo. they are producing a miniature-replica of
> the iiif and the nikon
> f. i believe they are functional 'toy' cameras.
> 
> guy


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