Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/06

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Nikon spare parts- too off topic
From: "Robert G. Stevens" <robsteve@istar.ca>
Date: Tue, 06 Oct 1998 12:58:27 -0300

Shouldn't all this Nikon discussion be on the Nikon list not here?  I
realize a lot of the list members use Nikons as their slr rather than Leica
R, but there are a lot of posts to this list regarding Nikon.

Just my two cents worth.

Regards,

Robert Stevens

At 09:46 AM 10/6/98 -0400, you wrote:
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From:	richard.setchim@uk.pwcglobal.com
>> [SMTP:richard.setchim@uk.pwcglobal.com]
>> Sent:	Tuesday, October 06, 1998 8:16 AM
>> To:	leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>> Subject:	[Leica] Nikon spare parts
>> 
>	Boy, I loved that little GN-Nikkor on my F!  It wouldn't be too much
>of a stretch to wish that the 35 Summicron or Summilux were issued with this
>feature in lieu of TTL flash.  If memory serves me correctly, the GN (for
>guide number) was destroyed by the original Honeywell auto potato masher.
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>	Buzz
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>> By the way, the only reason I use an F2 is because of the GN-Nikkor a
>> great
>> little lens whose aperture changes with the focus setting, so the flash
>> exposure is right for the subject you focus on - not whatever an
>> auto-sensor "thinks" the primary subject is.
>> 
>> Regards.
>> 
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