Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/15

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Karl Mueller Reproflex
From: "A.H.SCHMIDT" <horsts@primus.com.au>
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 13:21:14 +1100
References: <3.0.6.32.20010315194641.00b59d90@pop.infi-net.mindspring.com>

Marc, You are on firm grounds here. Karl Mueller is now Novoflex.

Memmingen is about 100km east of Muenchen (Munich). I think it is already in
Bavaria.
It is a very nice town, possibly 1000 years old. They also brew a very good
Bier, available in many other Cities.

Regards, Horst Schmidt




Marc James Small wrote:

> I just picked up a most fascinating Reproflex reflex housing on e-Bay, made
> by Karl Mueller, Jr., Memmingen.  I suspect I am on firm ground linking
> this firm to the current NOVOFLEX FOTOGERÄTEBAU KARL MÜLLER, also locaed in
> Memmingen.  This Reproflex seems to be a forerunner of the Novoflex reflex
> units which appeared in both LTM/M and Contax RF versions.
>
> Unfortunately, this unit, though it did come with the three close-up tubes
> mentioned in the instructions (and with the instructions, also!), lacked
> the release bridge, the linkage between the shutter release and the mirror
> in the reflex unit.  I have e-mailed the seller in hopes that he still has
> this and will pass it along, but this is probably a vain hope.  I may
> contact Novoflex:  they reproduced a one-off release bridge for my Contax
> Novoflex reflex housing a decade back, and I may be able to sweet-talk them
> into doing this again, for the Reproflex this time.
>
> I am rather excited:  yet another entry for the second edition (!) of my
> LTM lens book!
>
> Marc
>
> msmall@roanoke.infi.net  FAX:  +540/343-7315
> Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir!

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