Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim Bauman wrote: >But seriously, think of the advantages if Leicas and Porsches were >manufactured in the UK now. They may not be now, but a company called Reid made quite a respectable rip-off of a screwmount Leica back in the 1950s - I think it was modelled on the IIIf. Lenses were made by another Brit firm, Taylor Hobson. Both of these firms are long since defunct, but the camera is, I gather, quite collectable. Also, don't forget that Volkswagen production in Germany was managed by the British Army, no less, immediately after the war. Not a Porsche, but close... :-) Slan Alex (The Irish Brit) Alex Hurst Cork Florists 19 Winthrop St, Cork Republic of Ireland Tel: +353 21 270 907 Fax: +353 21 271 248 email: corkflor@iol.ie Website: http://www.flowerlink.com/corkflorists Home website: http://homepages.iol.ie/~corkflor/