Re: [Leica]Yasuhara Type I

[Ken Iisaka <kiisaka@ms.com>]

Tom,

I haven't said a single word about the quality of the camera.  I think
it is very wise to use as much off-the shelf components as possible, and
the Copal shutter, used in R6.2 in others has proven itself.

What I find most attractive about it is the 1.0x finder.  I absolutely
love the feeling of framelines floating in the air, only possible with a
1.0x finder on Nikon SP and a few other cameras.  I have always thought
that an M3 with a 1.0x finder would be the ultimate camera for me.

I am quite excited about the camera, and if it does indeed become a
reality, I will be putting my yen to get one.

Tom Kumagai wrote:
> 
> Iisaka-san,
> 
> Yasuhara-san is going to use the copal squarish shutter. (sync speed 1/125,
> top speed 1/2000) He is putting a fully-coated "x 1.0" bright frame viewfinder in it.
> The camera is going to have TTL SPD metering. The spec sounds attractive enough
> to me. Where the parts come from doesn't matter.
> 
> He commented that the replacement parts should be easily acquirable so that
> the camera would be serviceable after its long term of use. So this justifies the
> use of off-the-shelf parts. He took the way that many small companies would take.
> There's nothing wrong with it.
> 
> I am sure you have read those pages in Japanese. His philosophy and the heart
> of craftsmanship, I consider, is worth admiring: (Kinda stubborn, but it's OK. ;-) )
> At least he had the guts to play this risky game. But he is after his dream camera,
> the most practical and usable camera lovers' camera, at least he thinks it is. I posted it
> here because I find some things in common with the heart of Leica, I mean, of Oskar
> Barnack.
> 
> Tom K.
> 
> PS) Man, I always wish my English was as good as yours...