Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Joe Berenbaum wrote: > > At 05:37 PM 1/11/99 -0700, you wrote: > >The Rollei 35 is the true pocket Leica or Leica M.5. (that's M point > >five). That's not including screw mount Leica of course. > >These other cameras are plastic plastic plastic with not a capital p. > >My regard for the precious metal Rollei's are that they belong hanging > >from your rear view mirror. > >Get an old one, the Singapore models are ok. > > I always think of these as matchbox Leicas. I'm interested in why you say > get an old one, or do you mean an original type rather than a Classic? I > have two old German ones with the Carl Zeiss lenses and a Singapore 35S and > I really don't know what I like best. > Also- anyone ever use one of these with the neckstrap? Its the same as the > wriststrap but a fair bit longer. Its the only way I know to walk around > with two at the same time, both ready to use, without banging them > together; one on the wriststrap, one round my neck. > > Joe Berenbaum Matchbox Leica!!!! Mine happens to be a 3.5 Zeiss tessar from the first year, made in Germany. By get an old one I meant original type not classic with the hot shoe on the bottom, not top like the Classic. Like Classic Coke, watered down. By the way this week I read that then Summicron is a copy of a Tessar. I'm not sure if there were any underhandedness in it, I assume not but I assume what ever went on was par for the course. Wouldn't your camera go smashing into something around your neck, pendulum effect? Mark Rabiner