Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/07/10

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To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: Kyocera & Leica
From: Eric Welch <ewelch@gp.magick.net>
Date: Wed, 10 Jul 1996 19:52:12 -0700

At 09:57 PM 7/10/96 -0400, you wrote:

>No, no, no!  HEKTOR was the dog.  The Tessar clone Leitz normal lens began
>life as an "E(rnst) L(eitz) M(ax Berek)", or Elmax;  a major reworking
>caused it to be renamed the Elmar.  Max had two dogs, Hektor and Rex, and
>thus the Hektor and Summarex names.

I don't think I'll ever remember that, though I've heard that since Hektor
was a pup. :-) Sorry, I'll really, really try to remember. 

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Eric Welch
Grants Pass (OR) Daily Courier
NPPA Region 11 JIB chair

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