Re: [Leica] leica R-5

["Noel H. Charchuk" <nhcharch@calcna.ab.ca>]

This is the second time in a couple of months I have seen a reference to a
Leica camera with bellows, this one attached, and a guy I deal with
through work in Pittsburgh, mentioned having one to me. I have never run
across a bellows-type Leica, other than the bellows on a reflex housing.
Is this what Roger is talking about, or did Leica make a folding camera at
some time. I sure haven't seen any references in the Leica books I have
read. Could Roger or somebody fill in the gap in my knowledge.
Noel Charchuk

On Fri, 2 Oct 1998, Roger J. Hart wrote:

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> >From: jimbrick@photoaccess.com (Jim Brick)
> >Subject: Re: [Leica] leica R-5
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> >It's a fine camera, simply an evolutionary step between the R4sP and the
> >R7. Nothing special, nothing wacky, a very good R camera.
> >
> >Jim
> >
> >
> 
> Thank-you Jim for your input : )
> 
> Hey....you guys make me want to get another rangefinder........leica, of
> course! :)...my first *real* camera when I was younger was a
> rangefinder....a Konica auto S2, which I took everywhere.....
> 
> My mom, however, had and still has an old bellows leica.....hasn't used it
> in years, but we have some old photos she took with it....she's proud of
> that leica.....
> 
> Roger.......
> 
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