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<p>A great post, Matt! :-)<br>

This reminds me of the famous Turboencabulator, a fabrication of some clever guy at General Electric that mimicked the style of the General Electric Handbook, a huge multi-volume compilation of detailed and technical GE product descriptions. In fact, at many GE locations, the Turboencabulator page was inserted into the Handbook and used for initiation rites of young engineers and technicians. <br /><br />Here's a film made by Rockwell that basically uses the description straight out of the handbook. I don't know how the actor kept a straight face...<br>

<a href="http://biggeekdad.com/2010/11/turbo-encabulator/">http://biggeekdad.com/2010/11/turbo-encabulator/</a></p>

<p>What a nice thread! Sorry it took me over two years to stumble across it. <br>

I worked in a camera store during my college years from 1968 until 1971. I remember that Bell & Howell was the U.S. distributor for Canon back then. Other Canon products that were also sold under the Bell & Howell brand include Canon TX (as Bell & Howell FD 35) and Canon/Bell & Howell Dial 35 35mm half-frame camera. You can find examples of this last one labeled as either "Canon", "Bell & Howell", or "Bell & Howell/Canon" ... Hey kids, collect all three! ;-)<br /><br />Just for fun, here are the other distributor relationships I remember: <br>

Nikon: Eherenreich Photo-Optical Company (EPOI)<br>

Mamiya, Vivitar: Ponder & Best<br>

Miranda, Soligor: Alllied Impex Corporation<br>

Konica: Berkey Photo<br>

Best regards,<br />SteveR </p>

Hey guys, you do realize that these lenses are made by Cosina, right? I'm sure they're good, and they do have that cool '70s look I like, but are they really "super-quality" lenses worth over $600 for a 50mm?

To all BeckerBashers...

 

I know Dave Beckerman...

 

I've met Dave Beckerman...

 

Dave Beckerman is my friend...

 

.... and you're no Dave Beckerman!

 

 

Hey, really gang, don't take all this too seriously! Dave is a great guy and a wonderful photographer, irrespective of his choice of tools. Also, his is the Mother of All Photoblogs, and he's been brave enough to let us peek in at a rough draft of his life (via his blog) for several years now.

 

Regards to all,

SteveR<div></div>

For my little tribute to HBC, please see my recent blog post at

 

http://therosenblog.blogspot.com/2004/08/adieu-henri.html

 

Regards,

SteveR

I bought mine, a pre-war Leica IIIc , in August 1973, when I was 23 years old. I was living in Baltimore at the time, and took a day trip to NYC. I bought the body and a Canon Serenar 50mm 1.8 lens at my favorite store, Olden Camera, right off of Herald Square (is it still in business??) You can see some of my Leica iiic photos here:

 

http://www.geocities.com/srosenbach/seventiesphotos.html

 

A year later, I bought a beautiful collapsible 50mm Summicron f/2.0 in Baltimore. I made good use of this iiic/summicron combination over the next 6 years or so - even when I travelled with SLRs, I would bring my old Leica with me, since it hardly took up any room.

 

In 1978 or so, I bought a really nice double-stroke M3 body and screw-mount adaptor at Olden. By now I was living in NYC. Early next year, I bought a Minolta/Leitz CL.

 

Unfortunately, once I got married and started raising a family, I got rid of *all* my cameras, including my Leicas.

 

When I resumed my hobby about 2 years ago, I looked into buying a Leica IIIc or IIIf - and discovered that I shoulda invested in Leicas rather than my 401K!

 

The current high price of old Leicas drove me to Zorkis, FEDs, and Keiv rangefinders, of which I now have about 20 :-)

 

... but I sure would like to once more own a Leica IIIc some day!

 

Best regards,

SteveR

Does anyone know if the II series had 1.5x rangefinder magnification like the later LTM Leicas?

 

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How about diopter adjustment?

 

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Thanks and Best regards,

SteveR

 

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Stephen Rosenbach

Arnold, MD