Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/07/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>Harrison McClary wrote: > > I know Nikon used to cut a notch out of your film plane back so you could > identify which camera you were shooting with. If you had 3 bodies they > would cut the notch in 3 different places. This way you could tell which > body a shoot was made with, and if that camera had a problem it was easy to > find the problem body. Leica produced camera's for the German Luftwaffe (airforce) during wartime where they had cut a small notch in the film plane back. It did not change the course of the war however. Gerard Captijn, Geneva, Switzerland. Email: captyng@vtx.ch Fax: +41 (22) 700 39 28 Gerard Captijn Geneva, Switzerland Email: captyng@vtx.ch Telephone/fax: +41 22 700 39 28