Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/03/18

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Subject: [Leica] Bought a Mamiya 6!
From: imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:31:24 -0500
References: <CD6D30FD.2ADBB%chris@chriscrawfordphoto.com>

The 50 mm Mamiya Sekor for the Press/Universal was one of the finest wides I 
ever owned. Pretty rare and hard to find. Loved that lens; and 2.25 x 3.25 
format. The kit was stolen along with my Nikons, Leica Ms, and my 8x10 
Ektachrome portfolio; in Santa Fe, NM; in 1988. Heartbreaking.

a note off the iPad, George

On Mar 18, 2013, at 8:00 PM, Chris Crawford <chris at 
chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote:

> Saturday afternoon, I drive down to Muncie, Indiana, and bought a used
> Mamiya 6MF with 75mm lens from Jack's Camera. I've wanted one of these 
> since
> I was a teenager, and finally had the money to get one. The lens is
> INCREDIBLY sharp, better than the 80mm CF-Planar on my Hasselblad, and I 
> can
> handhold this camera. I'm actually thinking of selling my Hassy kit and
> buying the other two Mamiya 6 lenses.
> 
> Here's my first photo from it.
> 
> http://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-details.php?product=1609
> 
> -- 
> Chris Crawford
> Fine Art Photography
> Fort Wayne, Indiana
> 260-437-8990
> 
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> 
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> 
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