Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/02/08

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Subject: [Leica] An old man's house in Dunfee, Indiana
From: chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com (Chris Crawford)
Date: Sat, 09 Feb 2013 00:52:33 -0500

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I shot this back in 2003 with one of the most interesting cameras in my
little collection, a Seagull DF-1. A lot of people are familiar with the
Seagull TLRs, because they began to be imported into the USA around 2000,
but this is not one of the well-known TLRs. The DF-1 is a 35mm SLR, based on
an old Minolta, the meterless SR-2. The Seagull also lacks a meter, and is
primitive in its construction. It feels like it will fall apart when you use
it, but it has worked perfectly the 10 years that I have owned it. The 50mm
f2 lens that came with it is an excellent lens. The exterior cosmetics look
like a clone of a Pentax M-Series K-mount lens, but I do not know what the
optics are based on. The mount is Minolta, not Pentax, despite the
appearance of the lens!

-- 
Chris Crawford
Fine Art Photography
Fort Wayne, Indiana
260-437-8990

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