Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/08/01

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To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: Yesterday's Tomorrow
From: photo-op@ix.netcom.com (Bill)
Date: Thu, 1 Aug 1996 08:41:32 -0700

You wrote: 
>
>Some day when the key to manufacturing success will be to supply a 
market
>that wants FREEDOM OF CHOICE, perhaps Leica or other outfits will 
reproduce
>the IIIG and other great RFs, like the Nikon S2, the later Zeiss 
Contaxes,
>Canons and, of course, the CL and CLE, including a rich array of 
lenses. They
>would provide a splendid niche for up and coming Russian, South 
American,
>African and Middle Eastern firms.
>
>What say you?
>
>Bob Rosen 
>


Hi Bob,

The Russians (aka USSR) made counterfit Leicas for years.

Regards,
Bill Erfurth
Evergreen, CO  US