Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/14

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Subject: Re: [Leica] WKs 7,8 Includes picture of new film camera from France
From: "Steve LeHuray" <icommag@toad.net>
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 19:44:44 -0500

> on 2/14/01 4:45 PM, Steve LeHuray at icommag@toad.net wrote:
> 
>> This picture plus alternate is from a story that i am doing on the new Aaton
>> A-minama 16/S16mm camera. This camera is a huge jump in technology and as
>> you can see from the M2 beside it, it is very small for a professional
>> camera. This particular camera is number 27 from the hand-assembly line. And
>> if you think Leicas are expensive, the body on this camera is about $15,000,
>> then you have to buy a viewfinder, magazines, lenses, etc, etc.
>

Johnny Deadman wondered:

> It looks pretty much like a regular aaton except for the magazine. Is that a
> 400 ft reel? If so it's pretty amazing.

It only takes 200' reels and is about half the size of an XTR Prod. And a
Prod package new is about $150,000. Plus if you look at them together the
A-Minama is very different.

Steve
Annapolis

Replies: Reply from "Mike Durling" <durling@widomaker.com> (Re: [Leica] WKs 7,8 Includes picture of new film camera from France)