tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post1238964569188668860..comments2024-03-27T11:02:08.037-05:00Comments on LEICA Barnack Berek Blog: LEICA SCREW MOUNT NIKON AND OTHER NIKON LEICA COPIESLEICA Barnack Berek Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09055435560407011075noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-20842166092958467252019-11-17T10:04:44.994-06:002019-11-17T10:04:44.994-06:00Yes they didYes they didleica Barnack Berek Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01751723447146584036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-42480341729945156922019-11-17T10:04:16.120-06:002019-11-17T10:04:16.120-06:00Didn't Nikon copy some Zeiss lenses as well?Didn't Nikon copy some Zeiss lenses as well?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-18255410593592502582019-11-17T10:03:31.195-06:002019-11-17T10:03:31.195-06:00I never said they were. What I did say is that Nik...I never said they were. What I did say is that Nikon decided to copy the Leica shutter from the Leica SM cameras for use in the Nikon rangefinder cameras. The camera bodies, the lens mount and the rangefinder were copies of the Zeiss Contax camera. The connection to Leica is further shown by the fact that Nikon also considered to copy the Leica screw mount as shown by 4 prototype cameras.leica Barnack Berek Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01751723447146584036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-10182787802155779492019-11-17T10:03:00.818-06:002019-11-17T10:03:00.818-06:00The Nikon rangefinder cameras were not Leica copie...The Nikon rangefinder cameras were not Leica copies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com