Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/19

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Features or basics
From: "Mike Durling" <durling@widomaker.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 21:24:41 -0400
References: <01C02210.8E8E85A0.jem.kime@cwcom.net>

Do you or anybody else know anything about those extinction meters?  I have
one made by BEWI.  I'm not sure its functional.  I turn the tube and nothing
changes inside. I have the instructions, but they are in German which I am
not fluent in.  Nicely made tho.

Mike D

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Jem Kime" <jem.kime@cwcom.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Monday, September 18, 2000 4:52 PM
Subject: RE: [Leica] Features or basics


> Mark,
> Selenium meters weren't introduced for Leica users by 1924, they arrived
in 1933.
> Prior to this there had been 4 specially produced (for use with Leicas)
Extinction meters.
> Just like the dinosaurs and the dodos they, along with the Leica O, also
became extinct.
> Who knows what the ressurection of the Leica O will do? Rather like
Jurassic Park in some ways...
>
> Jem
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Rabiner [SMTP:mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com]
> ><Snip>
>
> Which retro meter would we use in the other hand? A Selenium meter of
course but
> which one?
> Mark W. Rabiner
> :)
>

In reply to: Message from Jem Kime <jem.kime@cwcom.net> (RE: [Leica] Features or basics)