Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/18

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Voigtlander Heliar 15mm - carrying case?
From: Ruralmopics@aol.com
Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2000 22:04:19 EST

In a message dated 1/18/00 6:25:27 PM, msmall@roanoke.infi.net writes:

<< Bloody Hell.  How OFTEN do we have to go through this?  There is NO "h" in
Voigtlander.  Both family and factory asked that the name be spelled
"Voigtlander" in typefaces lacking an umlaut.  Though there is no longer a
Voigtlander factory, this is still the family's position.  Please honour
it:  it IS their name!
 >>

I believe someone else actually said this a few months ago but it probably 
bears repeating. There is no Voigtlander in Voigtlander anymore either. It's 
Cosina now. Would you feel the same way about the Leica name if it was being 
manufactured by Canon?

Bob (It's just a name. Why, my family has been mispelling mine for 
generations) McEowen