Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/26

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leitz Wetzlar NOT Back on Top
From: Stephen Gandy <Stephen@CameraQuest.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2001 08:14:23 -0800
References: <3A6FB641.7E061E68@CameraQuest.com> <v04011708b6963cb2098f@[208.187.35.179]> <3A70BB1D.35DF2AA0@umich.edu> <3A719749.4C9DE21B@earthlink.net>

you missed my follow-up correction post.  a guy who has one of the cameras emailed
me about the "Leitz Wetzlar" on the top plate.   the next day the pics arrived, it
says "Leica" in script, much like the M3/2/4, below in capital block letters it
has "LEICA CAMERA AG GERMANY"   Pics are at http://cameraquest.com/LM6JM.htm

Personally I would have liked to have seen Leitz Wetzlar -- I find it no more
misleading than putting the Leica name on a Fujica or Panasonic.

Stephen


"B. D. Colen" wrote:

> "Dante A. Stella" wrote:
> >
> > Yeah, ask Voigtlander... er Cosina and Contax... er Kyocera and Rollei... er
> > Samsung and Nikon... er Mitsubishi...
> >
> The above is a basket of apples, oranges, and a lemon or two.
>
> There is a big difference between someone purchasing the name of a
> defunct company and putting it on a line of products - i.e., Cosina
> calling their LTM lenses Voigtlander, and a conglomerate purchasing a
> company and then operating that company as a division within the
> conglomerate - i.e., the Nikon and Rollei examples.
>
> The idea of stamping Leicas with Leitz and Wetzlar is its own basket of
> apples and oranges. The Leitz stamp is meaningless - albeit more than a
> bit pathetic - in that the company is the same, it changed its own name,
> and wants - allegedly - to now put its original history-ladden name on a
> line of products. But I would suggest that the Wetzlar issue is
> different and - forgive me, you Leicaholics - borders on fraud. The
> products are NOT made in Wetzlar. And putting Wetzlar on a camera made
> in Solmes is a bit like Kyocera putting a Made in Germany sticker on its
> G2s - something Kyocera does NOT do.
>
> B. D.

Replies: Reply from "Mike Durling" <durling@widomaker.com> (Re: [Leica] Leitz Wetzlar NOT Back on Top)
In reply to: Message from Stephen Gandy <Stephen@CameraQuest.com> (Re: [Leica] Leitz Wetzlar Back on Top)
Message from Guy Bennett <gbennett@lainet.com> (Re: [Leica] Leitz Wetzlar Back on Top)
Message from "Dante A. Stella" <dante@umich.edu> (Re: [Leica] Leitz Wetzlar Back on Top)
Message from "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> (Re: [Leica] Leitz Wetzlar Back on Top)