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Paul touted the new cassettes quite aggressively whilst my two BL's were on his side of the pond getting CLA's -- which procedures required multiple infusions of money, were generally chaotic, and ultimately unsatisfactory -- (the original "battery-pulls" were mysteriously absent from both cameras by the time I was finally in receipt). Also as you note, the enthusiasm about the new cassettes seems to have evaporated despite my initial expression of substantial interest. Marc

I don't know what original bulb looked like. Dr. Fisher? Marc

[Note to Martin, I greatly appeciate your encyclopedic knowledge about subminiature photography. I really do. However, I am obliged to say that for many years now, I have refrained from posting to this site (& a number of others) because I do not want to have to constantly compete with you. I am getting old and I am getting very tired of waiting for an opportunity to exchange information with others of a like mind (or not). Wherever I have turned on the internet, you have always been there first, waiting to deluge -- and ultimately to drown -- any nascent dialogue with your own posts -- dialogue that might otherwise have attracted some interest from other potential contributors. Please permit others to converse without interruption. Please? Thank you, Marc]

Yes, but at the same web site, one can also find this comment:. ”One important caveat though, only older brass body Ms can be repainted (along with the new M7 or MP, now Leica have gone back to using brass). The zinc bodied Leicas (M4-P after #1600 000, M5 and M6) cannot be done because their zinc alloy top covers would melt(!)." As I said, I have found several more instances like this. Marc

Thank you. This had been bugging me for some time.

I have found a half-dozen web pages that directly contradict each other. Does anyone feel they have an authoritative answer? Thanks very much, Marc

This is good to know. What model Minomat did you have originally? i assume the HP24? Thanks, Marc

DAG is working on my BL now. (He is very busy and the wait for service therefore is likely to be long.) My last Minox CLA by Don cost $135 USD. Marc

This is fascinating. I know too little about color processing even to ask intelligent questions. But I'm very eager to hear more. Thank you, Marc

Hi Roland (et al.), I only post here every 10 years or so, so hello to you all. i just wanted to tell you people that a seller on the US eBay site -- "dscamera" -- is currently selling a bunch of new, original AI conversion kits. These include a #7 ring as well as AI aperture rings for some 200/4, 135/3.5 and other old Nikkors. Marc ai modification nikkor | eBay

I I've now worked up sufficient courage to try this myself. Thanks very much. Marc

Nikon made about twenty-thousand copies of its Zoom-NIKKOR 28~45mm 1:4.5 from 1975 to 1978. Mine produces excellent images on my D700. Marc

ShunCheung: In fact, the 20-35mm f2.8 was the first wide zoom Nikon produced; i.e. the entire zoom range is in the wide range, below 50mm. About 20,000 copies of the Zoom-NIKKOR 28~45mm 1:4.5 were made from 1975 through 1978. Mine produces excellent images on my D700. Marc

Hi Martin, It's been a while ... White names the Minicord lens his favorite amongst DEFUNCT cameras. But he goes on to say: "In addition, the two best subminiatures CURRENTLY available [as of his 1990 publication date], with lenses as high in quality as those on 35mm cameras, are Tessinon, 1960, Tessina, f/2.8, 25mm and Robot SC, 1987, Xenagon, f/5.0, 30mm." (p.159; William White, Ph.D., Subminiature Photography, Focal Press, Boston, USA) So I think your claim that the 'Goerz Helgor' is White's number-one lens is off-base. You're taking his ratings out of context. Marc