[Leica] Erwin Puts farewell to Leica World

[Sonny Carter]

On Mon, Oct 28, 2019 at 7:16 PM Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote:

> I recall reading over the years that starting in the early 50's  Leica's
> could could get at the PX; the military on Base store. Not sure about
> Retinas though. Nikons though.



> They had Leica in the late fifties and early sixties.

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> Mark William Rabiner
> Photographer
>
> On 10/28/19, 4:07 PM, "LUG on behalf of Jim Nichols" <lug-bounces+mark=
> rabinergroup.com at leica-users.org on behalf of jhnichols at lighttube.net>
> wrote:
>
>     Hi Philippe,
>
>     As a young USAF Lieut. in 1952, badly bitten by the photography bug, I
>     debated for weeks whether to buy a new Retina IIa or a used, but
>     recently serviced Leica IIIa.  The Leica won out, and served me well
>     until my eyesight changed and the LTM rangefinder/viewfinder combo
>     became a challenge.  The Retina series was a very nice product.
>
>     Jim Nichols
>     Tullahoma, TN USA
>
>     On 10/28/2019 2:52 PM, Philippe via LUG wrote:
>     > I see the little Camera alreay had a WI (FI?) connection to the
> clouds.
>     >
>     > Must have been fun to use. As much as my own Retina at the same
> period :-)
>     >
>     > Amities
>     >
>     > Philippe
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