Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/04/10

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Subject: [Leica] A la carte your existing camera?
From: telyt at earthlink.net (Doug Herr)
Date: Sun Apr 10 17:09:32 2005
 
on 4/10/05 4:37 PM, Rick Dykstra at rdcb37@dodo.com.au wrote:

> Another list is reporting the announcement of the Leica's willingness
> to put your existing M body through the 'a la carte' program.
> Interesting.
> 
> Anyone?
> 
> Rick. 
>

I've done that with one of my SL bodies.  I took the chrome dials and ST
lever and stuff from a dead Leicaflex Standard and grafted 'em onto the SL:

http://www.wildlightphoto.com/leica/slc1.jpg

I did this so I can tell at a glance which camera it is, w/o sticking a
label on it.  This is the K25 camera; the regular chrome SL is Provia 400F.

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com
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