Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/20

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Subject: [Leica] build quality
From: George Lottermoser <imagist@concentric.net>
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 13:01:56 -0600

darkroom@ix.netcom.com (Austin Franklin)12/20/011:33 PM

> The build quality of a Hasselblad is definitely in the same 
> league

I find it amazing that 50 year old:

leicas
hasselblads
rollie tlr's
nikon fs
linhofs
deardorfs
and their related
compur shuttered glass

continue to function 
and provide professional results
after
10 thousand to 100 thousand exposures.

many without any sort of service work.

I wonder how much of the high tech stuff will still fire in 50
years (if batteries will still be available).

George


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