Fred Miranda wrote: Tariq Gibran wrote:
Makes sense...someone might accidentally buy a $10,000 Leica rangefinder camera thinking they are buying a hammer and use it to pound a nail into a wall! . Even with electronics and optics, these markets are pretty far apart that consumer confusion would not exist. With the legacy of Leica M sequential numbering, I'm a little surprised that Leica did not pursue using "M12". I guess they should have registered "M1 through M100" in 1954.
Or they could switch to roman numerals, like Leica MXII, though it does feel a bit unnatural.
Nope, they would be sued by Lomography who actually have a toy camera named the Capital MXII! Leica can't win!
Sep 15, 2025 at 01:58 PM
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. Even with electronics and optics, these markets are pretty far apart that consumer confusion would not exist. With the legacy of Leica M sequential numbering, I'm a little surprised that Leica did not pursue using "M12". I guess they should have registered "M1 through M100" in 1954.