Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/02

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Does anyone know the history or info about the Reid Leica copy ca meras?
From: "Jason Vicinanza" <jason@futurafish.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2001 15:49:14 +0100

An interesting overview here;

http://www.pacificrimcamera.com/pp/reid/reid.htm

cheers

Jason Vicinanza, London, England
jason@futurafish.com
http://www.futurafish.com
 



- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Brian Reid
Sent: 02 October 2001 15:26
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] Does anyone know the history or info about the Reid
Leica copy ca meras?




> plus I heard that the English used drawings
> stolen from Leica themselves :\

I've looked into the "Reid" Leica copies. Sure wish I had one.

The drawings weren't stolen from Leica. They were captured from the Germans
when the Allied armies took Wetzlar.

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