At 16:15 Uhr -0500 8.11.2009, Marc James Small wrote: >No, Zeiss Ikon never filed bankruptcy. I stand corrected. In fact, I was aware of that, and mis-worded what should have been expressed as "shut down the camera business": >The Zeiss Foundation kept control of all of Zeiss >Ikon's intellectual properties. The current >"Zeiss Ikon" camera is properly licensed by the Zeiss Foundation. I am sure it would. >This is discussed in greater detail in Barringer >and Small, THE ZEISS COMPENDIUM. Noted. > I would ask >that you not buy a new copy but would urge you to >pick up a used copy: these come up on eBay from >time to time. Okay... > Hove is no longer paying >royalties, so I would regard it as a special >courtesy to me if you declined to but a new copy. I'll happily comply. hauke -- "It's never straight up and down" (DEVO) --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list