Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/22

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Subject: Re: [Leica] What does the "M" stand for in M series?
From: Austin Burbridge <LEICA@attglobal.net>
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 23:28:08 -0800

Please, what do these words mean in English?

Entfernungsmesser =
Sucher =
Messucher =

>Thanks for setting me straight, Henning!
>
>Nathan
>
>"Henning J. Wulff" wrote:
>
> > The previous series had an "Entfernungsmesser" plus a "Sucher". Besides the
>> bayonet mount, the main feature of the M series is that they combined the
> > rangefinder with the Viewfinder, thus "Messucher".
> >
>>    *            Henning J. Wulff
>>   /|\      Wulff Photography & Design
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>
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>Nathan Wajsman
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