Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/01

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Subject: [Leica] Quick release plates
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Thu Feb 1 14:08:42 2007

On 2/1/07 1:02 PM, "Marc James Small" <marcsmall@comcast.net> typed:

> At 12:51 PM 2/1/2007, Mark Rabiner wrote:
> 
> 
>> 
>> I do have a Rolleifix for my Rolleiflex.
>> Marc is that the first quick release system of any kind?
> 
> Wow.  That IS an interesting question.  To my
> knowledge, yes, the Rolleifix was the first
> quick-release system in the marketplace.  I would
> have to look it up in my copy of Prochnow,
> currently inaccessible due to a dog sleeping
> between to stacks of boxes of books.  The
> Rolleifix was certainly being made at least by 1958.
> 
> Marc
> 
> 
For some reason it seemed to me that they could have been around much
earlier. As early as the 30's even. Just by looks alone I think.
A very well designed thing.

Mark Rabiner
New York, NY
40?47'59.79"N   
73?57'32.37"W

markrabiner.com




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