Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]hi jim i am sorry. i meant the minox 35GT, 35EL for 35mm film. those with a hinged cover for the lens. at least those two i own are surely made of plastic. michael > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: Jim Brick [SMTP:jimbrick@photoaccess.com] > Gesendet am: Dienstag, 27. Juli 1999 16:34 > An: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Betreff: [Leica] heavy metal > > At 02:37 PM 7/27/99 +0000, michael wrote: > > > >> > >> hi jim, > >> > >> i have several (classic) motorcycles, cars, cameras and none of > them > >> is made in japan. > >> > >> but i love the minox 35 series. and their body is 100% plastic. > >> > >> michael > > Both of my Minox's are metal. A "B" and a "C". > > My (real) camera history starts (early fifties) with Rolleicord, > Rolleiflex, Hasselblad, Sinar, Alpa, Leica, Linhof, and Hasselblad > again. > All very much "heavy metal." The one camera I did have that wasn't > metal, > was an 8x10 Deardorf. Beautiful wooden camera, but very sloppy in its > movements. > > Jim