Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/27

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Texas Leica
From: raimo.korhonen@pp2.inet.fi
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 21:33:02 +0100
 
Date sent:      	Tue, 26 Jan 1999 14:56:55 -0800
From:           	Mark Rabiner <mrabiner@concentric.net>
To:             	leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject:        	Re: [Leica] Re: Texas Leica

> Andrew Nemeth wrote:
> > 
> > >  "Texas Leica"
> > I occassionally use a Fuji GW670 III rangefinder.  6x7
> > medium format, reasonably quiet, easy to hand-hold.  1.5 kg.
<snip> 
> > 
> Another Texas Leica! possibly the original? Ever heard of sticking
> that big fat neg in a big fat enlarger?
> Mark :-) Rabiner
> 
I think that the original Texas Leica was the 1953 Graflex KE-4(1) 
combat camera for 5.5x7cm exposures on 70mm film. 
Interchangeable lenses, too.

Raimo
(photos at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen)