I think maybe that was also true of Leica for Leitz. Allen Zak On Apr 3, 2005, at 5:14 PM, Richard Knoppow wrote: > I rather wonder if Zeiss made any money off the Contax. I > think it may have been a prestige item made to demonstrate > the company's prowess in precision manufacturing more than > anything else. > > --- > Richard Knoppow > Los Angeles, CA, USA > dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx