Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sorry Donal, my sentence wasn't very clear. It was only the *booklet* that showed both the Viso and bellows equipment. But if the bellows had been actually for sale, I would be still be saying: sorry, Donal, I already bought it! I also visited friends in the Dalles as a kid in the 50's - what a beautiful spot (tho a bit windy)! If only Lewis and Clark had packed a Leica or two to record the pristine country they saw! Gary - ---------- > From: Donal Philby > Gary Todoroff wrote: > > > > Donal - I was at an antique store in Eureka today, looking for Leica's of > > course! I saw an old product catalog from Acura that showed some Visoflex > > style equipment, plus a bellows with tilt and swivel. I think it was fairly > > old and only showed Thread Mount bodies. Now I may need to go back and > > study it more closely. > > > > No Leica's to be found, but I couldn't resist the two beautiful volumes of > > the Journals of Lewis and Clark by Biddle for $15. Exploring for Leica's > > leads to all kinds of discoveries. . . > > > Gary, > If it exists, buy it. I'll take if you don't. I have a friend who > could machine adapters for Rs to it. > > The L&C journals are a find. Having spent some of my youth in The > Dalles, Oregon in a house that as best we could tell was on the camping > spot of the expedition, I've had a soft spot for their accomplishments. > I just wish they hadn't told the world how beautifyl the Columbia Gorge > is!! > > donal > > -- > Donal Philby > San Diego > http://www.donalphilby.com >