I inherited a Practika SLR from my father in law. They don't make the batteries any nore so I had to have them custom-made by a specialist (I ordered two, to be practical).

Turns out part of the film drive mecahnism is borked so the pictures are terrible - but I have learned how to use a camera properly, so that a plus.
( Bootsthealchemist is barred from the Masterchef Facebook page, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 14:22, 1 reply)

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I'm not so sure about this same innards thing. My car is built on the same platform as a much cheaper and more popular make, but in fact it only actually shares about 20% of components. It sort of makes me chuckle when I read / hear about how the other car is 'practiacally the same car'. No, it's not . . . you bought the cheap one Dude . . . lol.

Talking of cameras, I have two Praktica cameras, which I inhertited somewhere, along with a big bag of lenses. I don't use them much now, but they take really good photos.
( Not Pineapple anymore, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 16:25, closed)

It was a closer relationship between Leica & Minolta
The Leica CL and Minolta CLE were effectively the same camera and the electronic and shutter units for the Leica R4 were the same ones Minolta fitted to their XD range of cameras.
Even now, Leica go in for "technology sharing". Their compact cameras are Panasonic Lumix models with a restyled body. The flip side of this is that most Panasonic cameras claim to have Leica lenses. They're probably manufactured under licence in China, but they still carry the Leica name. The key difference between the Leicas and their Panasonic equivalents is the price - the Panasonics are MUCH cheaper.
( Snappyuk gets BIGGER with free sample., Mon 8 Nov 2010, 19:52, closed)