Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 12:57 AM 3/24/03 -0800, Mark wrote: >A lens which, like the Zeiss Planar CFI 3.5/100 would send shivers down >your back it's so sharp. And that's a back used to the high quality it >usually gets from Zeica. (I just made that up! Sounds Russian!) Would >love to say "Leitz and Zeiss". Mark: It *is* Russian. My personal Russian translator (to whom I am married) informs me that "Zaika" (rhymes with Leica) is a real word. It's a diminutive. The literal translation is "little rabbit" or "little bunny." It's what a Russian might call their boyfriend or girlfriend. - --Peter - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html