[Leica] IMG: Loupe, Clamp, and Map

[Douglas Barry]

Thanks Jim, I'll put that in train tomorrow. I see that there's a light 
engineering firm near enough to here, and I'll drop around to them with the 
clamp, and see if they can oblige.

On von der Gonna, I see that there was a man of that name as CEO of Certo 
cameras in Dresden, Germany, so I'm assuming/speculating that the clamps 
were produced by a subsidiary of Certo there. So, if that's true, then there 
are lots of those clamps and their quite possibly intact legs lying around 
the drawers of forgotten bureaus that were once owned by obscure 
photographers of a disappeared East Germany. I feel a mini-series coming on 
:-)

Douglas

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Friday, January 27, 2017 12:20 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Loupe, Clamp, and Map


> Douglas,
>
> I'm not certain, from the photo, exactly what is broken, but it appears 
> that one of the legs is broken at the root of the threads.  If that is the 
> case, a machinist can drill the stub that is left in the hole, and use an 
> "easy-out" to remove the broken end.  Then he should be able to thread a 
> short rod to replace the leg.  It probably would not have the knurling on 
> the leg, but it would certainly be serviceable.
>
> Just my two pence.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
> On 1/26/2017 5:35 PM, Douglas Barry wrote:
>> Broken von der Gonna camera clamp, with loupe, and map extract. Fuji 
>> X100S. See Large.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/Loupe+Clamp+and+Map.jpg.html
>>
>> Sadly my pre-war (I think) von der Gonna clamp which was handy, 
>> pocketable, and very useful to mount cameras on, has had one drop too 
>> many and one of its screw-in legs is broken. It will still work as a 
>> clamp or can be screwed into a tree, but can't be used as a mini tripod. 
>> I have searched the internet to try and find a replacement, but there's 
>> nothing - even searching German sites. It may be the last one in 
>> existence.... But then again, maybe not :-)
>>
>> Douglas
>>
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