Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It was a IIIa that got me back into Leica from Asian reflexes..:-) - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Bud Cook Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 1999 12:59 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: [Leica] Contax IIa, was: Waiting for new cameras ? George, I also had a Contax IIa. It taught me a lesson, never sell the good stuff. If you want a bit of nostalgia, go here... http://www.cameraquest.com/conrf.htm Bud George Berger wrote: > Well, I owned a Contax IIa, complete with a *very* long base > rangefinder, in the mid-late '40s. That long base rangefinder, a > 1/1000 shutter speed - - coupled with the focusing wheel on the top > plate - - made it a helluva' camera. I only had a 50 mm f 2.0 lens > for it. In many respects, I still miss it. Sigh > > George >