RE: [Leica] SERVICE!

["Tim Atherton" <tim@picturedesk.org>]

Basically a 6x9 (cm) Speed Graphic as opposed to 4x5 (inches)

Likewise a "baby" Linhof

more at www.graphlex.org

Tim

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of ternahan
> Sent: September 3, 2001 12:43 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] SERVICE!
>
>
> What is a baby speed graphic?
> trish
> ternahan@gentlelens.net
>
>
> > From: Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net>
> > Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2001 14:06:31 -0400
> > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > Subject: [Leica] SERVICE!
> >
> > At 10:19 AM 9/3/01 -0700, Ted Grant wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> It's general practice to look after professionals first,
> Leica, Canon or
> >> Nikon and if there is gear or service techs available for rush amateur
> >> service it happens. Some may not believe that, but that's the
> way it is.
> >> Again it's the facts of life!
> >>
> >> As I suggested above, buy two camera bodies. Most amateur
> photographers I
> >> know eventually have two bodies for any number of reasons,
> film types, lens,
> >> whatever.
> >
> > Two comments.
> >
> > First, Nikon destroyed the professional market-share held by Leitz and
> > Zeiss Ikon purely through setting up a responsive professional
> network, and
> > only did this because of Joel Ehrenreich's foresight and genius.
> > Professionals shifted in droves;  in the 1980's, when Nikon had its
> > financial horns pulled in by the Mitsubishi combine (yeah,
> yeah, the same
> > guys who brought us the Zero Fighter), Canon jumped in and
> filled the gap,
> > and the professional Nikon/Canon split went from something like
> 80% Nikon
> > to 80% Canon in a matter of a few years.  Nikon had to
> reinvigorate their
> > professional support before they started to fight back, and
> they have yet
> > to supplant Canon as the Top Dog.  So, yes, this professional support is
> > vital.  (Zeiss Ikon is long gone, in measure due to its arrogance;
> > Rolleiflex lost out when the TLR was forgotten as the prime photographic
> > tool it is.)
> >
> > Second, I am an amateur who does an occasional pro shoot.  I
> have two Leica
> > M bodies available at any given moment (an M3 DS and an M6, at
> the moment,
> > with a IIIc for a back-up).  I also have a zillion other
> cameras available,
> > ranging from a Baby Speed Graphic, three Rollieflex TLR's (2.8GX, 2.8F,
> > Automat, Type III), two Contaflex bodies, six or seven Contaflex bodies,
> > Ikoflices, Super Ikontas, a Hasselblad, lots of Prakticas, &c
> &c and yada
> > yada yada.  My point is that I have ample tools if something
> breaks, which
> > means that almost nothing EVER breaks -- Harry Fleenor has my
> Rollei 35S at
> > the moment, and I have a Werra 3 and a Praktica FX which need
> repaired, but
> > these are hardly prime tools of my photography.  The Leicas,
> the Rolleiflex
> > TLR's, the Hasselblad, these ARE my tools, and they just don't
> break -- but
> > only because I have back-ups!
> >
> > (I have had a Leica body go west on me immediately before a pro
> shoot, on
> > ONE occasion.  I simply picked up the spare and did the job.  No hu-hu.)
> >
> > Marc
> >
> > msmall@roanoke.infi.net  FAX:  +540/343-7315
> > Cha robh bąs fir gun ghrąs fir!
> >
>