Nicca and Leotax are Japanese versions of the Leica III cameras and
are very well made. They can command high prices on the market. Never
heard of Tanack myself either. Played with a Nicca in the store but
have never owned either.
Bob
On 17-Feb-08, at 10:49 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> Strange you should mention Leotax. I just happened to notice one for
> the first time today in the KEH catalog. Never heard of it
> before... or
> Nicca or Tanack either. Who made these things? Doesn't sound like
> the
> name for a Russian copy.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
> NSURIT@xxxxxxx wrote:
>> Heck no, I'm not jumping ship, however I've had a passing interest
>> in 35mm
>> rangefinders and have kind of kept an eye out for one of the
>> copies (Leotax,
>> Nicca, Nikon, Tanack, etc.) and recently picked up a Nicca 3-S on
>> eBay. Looks
>> like it may need to visit the camera magician and wondered what
>> resources
>> are out there in the USA. Any suggestions?
>>
>> Oh, eBay# 110224674766
>>
>> Bill Barber
>
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