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    Confused about which Leica Compendium to buy

    in Leica and Rangefinders

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    Ken, in addition to those already named,you might consider these:

     

    "Identifying Leica Lenses," by Ghester Sartorious, about $24.95 usd s few years ago.

     

    "Identifying Leica Cameras," by

    Ghester Sartorious, about $24.95 a few years ago.

     

    three volumes dof "An Illustrated History" by James Lager:

    Vol. I cameras

    Vol. II lenses

    Vol. III accessories $125.00 each a few years ago

     

    "Leica, a history ilustrating every model and accessory," by Paul-Henry van Hasbroeck, about $60 a few years ago...

     

    "Leica, the first 70 years," by Gianni Rogliatti, [price not available]

     

    Any of them will give you a good idea...Smaller research books are available from Hove Books, London, which may be available from Hove's new operators... regards, bob cole

    Where is the diaphragm in a Mamiya 645 lens?

    in Medium Format

    Posted

    thanks Jon and Steve...Actually I have two Mamiya-Sekor M645 lenses, the 80.2.8 and a 150/3.5...I can definitely see and move the diaphragm on the 150 when I set it to M but I cannot see the diaphragm on the 80 in any position...

     

    Does that mean that the 80 is bad? I'd appreciate a reply because I do not want to represent it as ok if the diaphragm is supposed to work and it apparently doesn't work...thanks in advance...bob

    Leica III Case Tripod Bushing

    in Leica and Rangefinders

    Posted

    Larry, you CAN remove the bushing with a little effort.

    1...Lift the red-felt liner inside the case so that you can see the bushing...

    2...Most bushings have a round E-Clip that holds the bushing in place...With a pocket-knife, gently slide the E-Clip out from around the bushing...If you do it right, the bushing will drop out...

    3...Put the red-felt lining back and then place your Leica inside the case...

    4...If you want, you can look around for a 1/4-1/4 bushing and screw it into the Leica screw...Of course it won't stay put if you unscrew it until you find a Leica bushing from an old case. {hard to do}

    5...Some bushings do not work with an E-clip but are pounded into place and take more effort to dislodge...Those with the E-clip can be restored; those that are pounded in place are almost impossible to restore...

     

    regards, bob cole

    Help Needed To Remove Accessory Coupler From Canon 7

    in Leica and Rangefinders

    Posted

    REAL FORCE IS COUNTER-PRODUCTIVE!!

     

     

    I WOULD TRY PUTTING SOME RONSON LIGHTER FLUID ON A Q-TIP AND SPREADING IT AROUND THE KNOB OF THE COUPLER AND THEN TWISTING THE KNOB COUNTER-CLOCKWISE...YOU ALSO COULD TRY WD-40 ON A CUE TIP...JUST A DAB...I'VE HAD THE SAME CAMERA AND THE SAME COUPLER; IT'S JUST STUCK AND UNLESS IT'S ON WRONG, IT SHOULD COME OFF WITH JUST A LITTLE PRESSURE....

     

    IF YOU USE MAJOR FORCE, YOU COULD DESTROY THE COUPLER CONNECTION AND EVEN THE CAMERA CONNECTION...SO BE VERY CAREFUL

    Rollei TLRs

    in Medium Format

    Posted

    I have a 1950's Rollei TLR with the 3.5 coated Tessar with a 35mm Rollleikin adapter that is permanently installed...It was my first good camera after using an Argus C3 in the Navy during World War II...The Rollei took great pictures before I converted it from 120 film and great pictures now as a 35mm, every bit as good as my Leica pictures, I feel...<div>00KTEh-35660484.thumb.jpg.8b1fbfa4ad94c4d54782337579c068aa.jpg</div>

    Copyright question regarding older Leica manuals

    in Leica and Rangefinders

    Posted

    Rich, if as you say you want to offer old Leica manuals as free downloads, I don't see any problem because many others are already giving away camera manuals without charge, including Leica manuals...Some are also asking for voluntary donations to make the free downloads possible.. Other dealers are selling both original manuals and copies of manuals, including Leica manuals...The copyright issue has never come up as far as I can see...On a few occasions I have offered copies of manuals and original manuals on that auction site and have never been called on the carpet...

    Another Worthless Review

    in Leica and Rangefinders

    Posted

    As a writer, if I may, let me try to explain why you may have found the M8 review in Pop Photography unhelpful...

     

    I have nothing to do with either the magazine or with Leica but Popular Photography must have been faced with a deadline...

     

    For competitive reasons, it had to write something about Leica's new camera in the current issue. But either the M8's announcement and the magazine's deadline came too close together for a serious look at the camera or Leica couldn't or didn't get an M8 into the hands of the magazine in time for a serious look.

     

    In that case, the writer may have done the best that anyone might have been able to do under the circumstances...

     

    It happens all the time in the news business...If the President dies on deadline, the big newspapers and The Associated Press already have his obituary ready for publication but if, say, a famous film star dies in a plane crash on deadline -- and no one has an obituary already ready for publication -- the plane crash may get in the paper but the obituary may not make the first edition because somebody has to get the facts first and then write the story...

     

    Keppler has been around for a long time and, I'm sure you know, does not have to prepare his column on deadline or, as we often say, under the gun...

     

    regards, bob cole

    Recommendations for a travel tripod

    in Leica and Rangefinders

    Posted

    I'm showing my age -- which is ok -- but my idea of a great travel tripod is a vintage Bilora {see ebay # 330020194335...it has a swivel head but part of it is missing in this photo...I bought one in Mexico City about sixty years ago and took it on my honeymoon in Lima, Peru... It weighs about two pounds. I used a self timer on my Leica and we set it up in a small square and nobody bothered my camera...I would be afraid to do it now; somebody would run off with the Leica and the tripod...So if you do used a tripod, be careful where you set it up...I would discourage the Leica table-top -- as good as it is -- unless you can set it up on a table, like in a restaurant...But elsewhere, it might be difficult to use...

    Hitler's Leicas

    in Leica and Rangefinders

    Posted

    If, say, Hitler gave Leni Riefenstahl, the gifted German photographer, a Leica, he most likely would have had it engraved with some fancy language --in German, of course, such as this : "Presented to Leni Riefenstahl for her outstanding work in presenting the 1939 Olympics to the World...Adolf Hitler..."

     

    If Hitler's black Mercedes was considered to be such a curiosity when it was bought and exhibited by an American entrepreneur some years ago, how would a Leica camera inscribed by Hitler be received-- despite the almost universal attitude about the man himself? regards, bob cole

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