Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/21

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Subject: Re: [Leica] RRS M plate #B30?
From: "Patrick R. McKee" <photonewsnetwork@ameri-com.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 1998 00:15:24 -0500

What does this plate do?
Thanks, Pat

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> From: Jim Brick <jim@brick.org>
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] RRS M plate #B30?
> Date: Friday, February 20, 1998 10:55 PM
> 
> At 07:31 PM 2/21/98 -0800, you wrote:
> >I would recommend the RRS plate over the Kirk Enterprise plate. As an
> owner of
> >the Really Right Stuff B30 plate. We also sell the Kirk plate at the
> store. It
> >is not as nicely made and the first shipment I received had the
attachment
> >srcrew hole was not tapped in the center. The Really Right Stuff folks
are a
> >bit more difficult to deal with,  but worth it.
> >
> >Jeff Alford
> >
> 
> I agree with Jeff on RRS equipment. I have RRS plates on my R camera (on
> the winder) - I actually sent one of my winders to Brian at RRS years ago
> so he could measure it and manufacture plates for Leica R winders. RRS
> stuff is exceptionally well made, Brian is a very savvy photographer, and
> RRS is a very small, personal, business which explains why sometimes it
> seems difficult to order. Brian makes very high quality stuff. It's worth
it.
> 
> Jim