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Leica Clones

wklee
May 17, 2026
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    wklee
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    May 17, 2026, 1:34 a.m. May 17, 2026, 1:34 a.m.
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    With regards to Leica and maybe others. I had heard or read about Russia. There were Leica clones from Russia I don’t recall the names of the those Clones…

    At one point Epson also made an M Series Camera the RD1 and RD1S. There were others, the Bessa.

    A post from Petapixel.

    petapixel.com/history-of-leica-copies-from-braun-to-zorki/

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    ArvoJ
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    May 17, 2026, 1:15 p.m. May 17, 2026, 1:15 p.m.
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    @wklee has written:

    There were Leica clones from Russia

    FED, Zorki. Quite expensive at their times, but made with pretty good quality.

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    wklee
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    May 17, 2026, 1:51 p.m. May 17, 2026, 1:51 p.m.
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    My Dad had his M3 or M4 Leicas, He also had some Leica SLRs but I think he used his M Bodies more. Nothing fancy.

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