Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 06:23 PM 7/1/1999 -0700, Stephen Gandy wrote: >OK Bill, I have no idea of the Porche particulars, my point was Porche was >making money on sun glasses, so perhaps the Leica name could be used to >provide more profit to the company through new Leica products, or licensing >of the Leica name. If my memory is correct, I saw Porche sun glasses at my >local Costco (a discount super department store). First of all, Stephen, it is "Porsche", not "Porche". Second, Bill's point was that the sunglasses are NOT made by the car company nor involved with the car company. The Porsche Design Studio is a separate company not connected with the car company save in that it is owned by a different member of the family, who, in turn, has no involvement with the Porsche car works. One of the members of the Rollei List is a "Leitz" and is a member of the famed Wetzlar family -- but his branch has no involvement with the camera company, at all. Just relatives. They've been in the US since before Barnack did his stuff. Marc msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir!