Talk:The Camera Man

The Leecrest doesn't belong on this page, as it is attributed to Lee Industries, and not The Camera Man. If you include it just because the body style is identical to the President & Champion, then you must also include the Clix Miniature (General Products), the Drexel Jr. Miniature (Drexel Camera Co.), and the Minix (Stan-Test Corp.). --John Kratz (talk) 12:29, 6 March 2019 (UTC)

By the way, I did see the eBay listing for a Leecrest that comes with a Camera Man instruction sheet, but you can't go by that, since it's fairly common to find instructions from one company included with a camera from another. I have even seen a Dick Tracy camera with "Camera Man" instructions. We all know how closely linked Chicago Cluster cameras are, but we differentiate them by the manufacturer names on their faceplates, even though it's possible that some of the different manufacturers were one and the same.--John Kratz (talk) 13:10, 6 March 2019 (UTC)

Thanks for that clarification, as I added Leecrest because of that eBay photograph. Both the box and the instructions use the phrase "candid type camera" that also adds to the confusion. I'll remove the line. Geoff H (talk) 22:52, 6 March 2019 (UTC)

Thanks Geoff. Yes, these "candid type cameras" certainly create a lot of confusion!--John Kratz (talk) 19:36, 7 March 2019 (UTC)