Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/29

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Raymond Loewy DID Design a Camera!
From: c.blaue@bmsg.de
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 09:18:55 +0200
References: <34EEAD35AB9BD311BE4A0050DA27CFA025B237@ERNIE>

It has been made in the 30s in England 
The lens was a Beck Anastigmat 55mm/6.3; it was the first plastic lens. 
The body was made of bakelite.
Film format 31x31mm on 127 rollfilm

Shutter speeds B, 1/30, 1/80, 1/150. No shutter dial, the speed depended on
the position in which the camera was held
Later models had the speeds 1/25, 1/150, 1/450

For the 30th it seems to me very very modern, at least the design.

christoph

In reply to: Message from Buzz Hausner <Buzz@marianmanor.org> ([Leica] Raymond Loewy DID Design a Camera!)