Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/16

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Subject: RE: [Leica] 24mm x 32mm for collectors only
From: "Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter)" <peterk@lucent.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Oct 1999 10:32:29 -0700

You shouldn't have said anything Mark.  Its quite a prize to get one of
those. Like getting a WW2 issue (Krieg) Leica with a marking on the shutter
curtain, only not as expensive.

> ----------
> From: 	Mark Rabiner[SMTP:mrabiner@concentric.net]
> Reply To: 	leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Sent: 	Friday, October 15, 1999 12:12 PM
> To: 	leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: 	Re: [Leica] 24mm x 32mm for collectors only
> 
> Anthony Atkielski wrote:
> > 
> > From: Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter) <peterk@lucent.com>
> > Sent: Friday, October 15, 1999 16:48
> > Subject: [Leica] Post WW2 Japan and History
> > 
> > > This post-war camera featured a focal plane shutter
> > > with rangefinder focusing but had a picture format of
> > > 24mm x 32mm.
> > 
> > What was the reason for the non-standard format?
> > 
> >   -- Anthony
> 
> I almost bought that Nikon 12 years ago because I liked the format and
> when the
> guy found out I was going to use it to take pictures he refused to sell it
> to
> me. For collectors only he said.
> Mark Rabiner
> What if I promised to only shoot it indoors?
>