Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>Luggers > >Tonight I have the honour and pleasure of dining at the house of my >neighbours Richard (disfromage) and Penny Wasserman. Joining us and their >two sons will be Tom and Tuuliki Abrahamsson. > >Whilst I'm there, I'm thinking about trying to blackmail/persuade/bully/beg >them to produce their current items for the LTM series. (I know Tom has >talked about an ARW for LTM's before). >Given the curent resurgence in LTM lenses, and to a lesser extent, bodies, I >may also challenge them to come up with a new film advance adapter for the >LTM advance knob, a handgrip for LTMs, and (really pushing it here) a set or >sets of independent viewfinders with selectable framelines (say 21/24/28, >35/50, 75/90/135) > >So, here is my question for the group: > >If YOU could have one gadget to make LTM life easier, what would it be? If >(and it is likely) one of the millenium madness commemorative models from >Leica is a IIIG or F clone with meter (a la M6), what single after market >item would render it more practical in use? > >Alistair alistair, how dare you post this message after your recent posting (which was reposted repeatedly just to torture me) announcing the sale of your iiif rd st + elmar 50/3.5 red dial (for $750.!!!) - the exact body/lens combo of my dreams (a luxury i still allow myself), now that i am virtually penniless after the purchase of a new home! since the innovative marvels you mention are still some time off (and i can thus imagine i might be able to afford them), let me put in my humble request, to be made during your blackmail/persuade/bully/beg session: - - a thread mount rapid winder modeled after the beautiful scnoo. - - handsome metal viewfinders modeled after the sbloo, sbkoo, slooz or sbooi, in all focal lengths - - a fine 28 sm lens, as compact as the hektor but faster than 6.3 and with normal aperture settings - - a strap that won't damage the chrome finish or the 'leather' covering - - correct hoods and filters (at least a yellow green) for the most popular sm lenses that's all i can think of for now. beg hard. guy