[rollei_list] Re: Leica and Contax

  • From: Bob Shell <bob@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2005 18:53:36 -0400

On Sunday, April 3, 2005, at 04:12  PM, TrueBadger@xxxxxxx wrote:

> I find it curious that in this lengthy discussion of rangefinder 
> cameras that
> there was no commentary on the fact that the first Nikons were copies 
> of the
> contax, and that the first Canons were copies of the Leica III series.

Nikons were only copies of Contax in the rangefinder/viewfinder design, 
and not exact copies.  The Nikon shutter was copied from Leica.

Bob


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