Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/29

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Turning 21
From: "Dr. Elliot Puritz" <drpuritz@bellsouth.net>
Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2001 19:26:21 -0500
References: <3C2E4A3E.1BABE71B@markrabiner.com>

Best of Luck Mark.  Lots of GREAT shooting. Think you will ever get the 75?

Elliot

Elliot
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From: Mark Rabiner <mark@markrabiner.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2001 5:57 PM
Subject: [Leica] Turning 21


> I just picked up a 21 Asph m at CameraWorld. Plenty of places to park in
> downtown Portland Oregon surprisingly enough.
> I also got a Leica Motor M.
> They didn't have a finders for the 21 so I'm temporarily using my 24
> finder and ignoring the framelines but I'm not fond of this.
> 
> The motor is pretty spunky, not a quiet as I'd hoped. NO quieter than my
> Leica Winder M discontinued in July i think.
> But a heck of a lot smaller as in SMALL. And the built in grip is nice.
>  
> I'm still very fond of my Rapidwinder I feel very secure knowing it will
> last a lifetime and I'll never have trouble getting batteries for it as
> long as my thumb holds out. Learn to fix it myself with it's ten moving
> parts if it ever breaks. 
> It is quieter in use but you do have to move your hand a bit when
> shooing. But much less so then when using the regular thumb advance. 
> An awesome and cool tool that Rapidwinder.
> 
> So now I've got a compete Leica system, it's taken my most of a decade.
> I've got most of focal lengths from 21 to 135. No 75 or 28.
> I'm feeling very enabled. Like i can shoot the hell out of anything!
> If anyone needs a shot in some very tight places. I'm your guy!
> 
> Oh so all these people are changing the same for a Leica 21 finder as
> the variable 21, 28, 24 finder. $349 US.
> So I'm going to go with Glazers in Seattle and get it on Wednesday. What
> a pain!! Big and Chrome. But i like the wheel to twist it down so it
> doesn't get lost.
> 
> 
> Mark Rabiner
> Portland, Oregon USA
> http://www.markrabiner.com
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