tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post5893646430510867095..comments2024-03-27T11:02:08.037-05:00Comments on LEICA Barnack Berek Blog: WestLicht 25th CAMERA AUCTIONLEICA Barnack Berek Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09055435560407011075noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-13915329081698921912014-02-20T10:56:30.932-06:002014-02-20T10:56:30.932-06:00Nikon did indeed. Not only did they produce copie...Nikon did indeed. Not only did they produce copies of then existing Leica lenses, but they did the same with Zeiss lenses. Even their first cameras were copies of the Zeiss Contax, however with a copy of the Leica shutter. This was carried over into the initial Nikon F.<br />If you type in Nikon in the search bar on top of any article here, you will find links to several articles I have written about this topic.LEICA Barnack Berek Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055435560407011075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-12331967785462197692014-02-20T10:53:20.217-06:002014-02-20T10:53:20.217-06:00I have been wondering about that as well. I don&#...I have been wondering about that as well. I don't think that we are looking at a prototype of a motor for the M6 since motor drives had been available for the preceding models for quite some time. I think what we are looking at is probably a gutted R3/R4 motor housing to hold some of the prototype electronics for the camera. We must not forget that electronics were not anywhere near as small as they are today. Even in the marketed version of the M6, the electronics had to be put into the space of the self timer.LEICA Barnack Berek Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055435560407011075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-54668936099364474942014-02-20T10:31:41.370-06:002014-02-20T10:31:41.370-06:00I also find it quite interesting to see that Nikon...I also find it quite interesting to see that Nikon made what looks like a copy of a Leitz Elmar lens before they offered any cameras of their own.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-17630962301174359392014-02-20T10:29:09.723-06:002014-02-20T10:29:09.723-06:00It is very interesting to see the development of t...It is very interesting to see the development of the Leica M6, especially that Leica apparently was considering body stiles different from the standard M body. In the example on the upper left, is the camera attached to a Leica R3 or R4 motor, and why so"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com