Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/12/10

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Subject: Re: OT Re: [Leica] Littman 4x5 single (the Texas Leica)
From: Henning Wulff <henningw@archiphoto.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2002 11:46:40 -0800
References: <8E360571-0C4B-11D7-901B-0050E42E6E0B@shaw.ca>

>You seem to be missing the fact that the Littman 4x5 has a parallax 
>correcting viewfinder with a coupled rangefinder just like a Leica M.
>
>John Collier
>
>On Monday, December 9, 2002, at 10:01 PM, Henning Wulff wrote:
>
>>At 2:11 PM -0800 12/9/02, Pat Perez wrote:
>>>Looks like a fun camera.
>>>
>>>But if that is the Texas Leica, then I guess the
>>>Alaska Leica is the Granview
>>>
>>>http://www.granview.com/8x10C.html
>>>
>>>And I suppose that makes my Brooks Veriwide the Texas
>>>Hologon <g>
>>>
>>
>>As the Veriwide is neither that wide, nor produces LF negs, a 
>>better candidate is probably something like the Cambo DS:
>>http://www.cambo.com/capages/wideds.html
>>
>>I've used a couple of its ancestors for 25 years, with 35mm, 47mm 
>>and 65mm lenses. It can be a bit of a scary snapshot camera, but it 
>>works well.
>>
>>Henning J. Wulff

The Hologon (on the Leica) is guess-focus with a separate viewfinder as well.

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