Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/06/30

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Subject: [Leica] Why Leicas with Nazi symbols should be trashed,
From: richard.lists at gmail.com (Richard Man)
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:59:02 -0700
References: <2c7d94625a71371d4a1dc391cef20666@cshore.com> <3cad89990906302025l312501dfke6e055c1f0c12214@mail.gmail.com> <D000DAC5-15D7-460D-96CE-86E077FCEDA9@frozenlight.eu>
 
Nathan, it's flipped horizontal and level, and not turned 45 degrees. Like 
this:

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   __|_|
   |  |__


Well, I hope that kind of come out...

On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 9:52 PM, Nathan Wajsman<photo at frozenlight.eu> 
wrote:
>>
> As for the swastika, I do realize that it is an ancient Hindu symbol, but I
> always thought that in that version it is 45% rotated compared to the Nazi
> version? At least that is the way it is in Copenhagen, where it adorns two
> of the four stone elephants at the entrance to the Carlsberg brewery. Those
> were made in the 19th century and have been left as they were, although the
> guides showing you around are somewhat embarassed.
>


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