Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/04

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Subject: Re: [Leica] the slow horrible death of leica
From: "Henning J. Wulff" <henningw@archiphoto.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2000 18:15:07 -0700
References: <39381164.391008D1@rabiner.cncoffice.com>

>LEI(tz) CA(mera)
>
>> From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com>
>>
>> Maybe Oscar Barnack had a Russian girlfriend! Or was it Ernst who came
>>up with
>> the name "Leica"?

Alois Schwarzenegger was a co-worker with Oskar B., and produced another
camera prototype. Unfortunately he was left with seconds in the name game,
and the 'Tzmera' was just too hard to market.

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In reply to: Message from Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com> (Re: [Leica] the slow horrible death of leica)