Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/26

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Leicina,
From: Jeremy Kime <jeremy.kime@bbc.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 26 Nov 1998 10:24:48 -0000

I'm glad to hear that!
I was wondering who had the wonky camera until that!

Jem

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Malcolm McCullough [SMTP:blayne@mbox2.singnet.com.sg]
> Sent:	Wednesday, November 25, 1998 5:02 PM
> To:	leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject:	RE: [Leica] Leicina, 
> 
> Jem,
> Good to hear you are still using the Leicina. I managed to find the
> instructions for the Special. Adaptors for M42, Leicaflex, Minolta bayonet
> (22233) and Arri (22230) are mentioned. The manual says that for all
> lenses
> not made for the Leicina "focusing must always be carried out with the
> viewfinder of the camera".
> 
> However - I have just tried the Special with a wide-open Noctilux and the
> scale agrees closely with the viewfinder, using parallax focussing on the
> cross-hairs (the Special has 3 interchangeable screens at the turn of a
> dial - how many other movie cameras have that at any price?). Maybe I had
> a
> bad dream about the ffd being shorter than the real M.
> 
> Regards,
> Malcolm