Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/13

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Subject: [Leica] A REAL LEICA OR A COUNTERFIT?
From: leica at web-options.com (Bob W)
Date: Tue Jan 13 00:19:57 2009
References: <C58EE385.48063%mark@rabinergroup.com><79pc8o$1r6qik@pd6mo1no-svcs.prod.shaw.ca><6af76ca00901110020x441bfad5p19c6ef93f8e59cc9@mail.gmail.com><4969C8BA.1040403@gmx.de><DDD411DD8BEC4BD887F198B49BBAB39C@D1S9FY41><71E2C9B3E46D46818655818A08B64594@precisionm50><496A436F.9010608@tele2.fr><629954238.20090112090436@tesco.net><1A334A601C694BB885A1E53CE1DC1E49@dadquad><36B7D8BDC504493D80FA93A961509B4D@xyw> <362C1381-E5B8-4155-B411-6183FBEA8C0D@verizon.net>
 
Another little detail that he missed - and it's easily overlooked - is that
the real Leica has the word 'Leica' written on top, whereas the fake has the
word 'Zorki'.

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 Leonard Taupier
> Sent: 13 January 2009 01:31
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] A REAL LEICA OR A COUNTERFIT?
> 
> I hope he adds a little more information to make his site more  
> complete. One point of clarification is where the Elmar 
> infinity stop  
> ends. Early Leica Elmars and Hektors had the infinity stop at the 11  
> o'clock position where he says only the copy is.
> 
> He also omits the original viewfinder frame shape which is stepped  
> where the screw is. The later Leica II was changed to what he shows  
> as correct only after Leica made the Leica III.
> 
> I would have also mentioned that the Leica II does not have a slow  
> shutter speed dial.
> 
> Everything else he mentions is pretty good.
> 
> Thanks for the link.
> Len
> 
> 
> On Jan 12, 2009, at 7:35 PM, A. Lal wrote:
> 
> > Rick Oleson, who is a member of the IDCC, has a web page with  
> > useful info on this topic.
> >
> >
> > http://rick_oleson.tripod.com/index-213.html
> >
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