Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Buzz Is today April 1? Jerry Buzz Hausner wrote: > The Leica D100 was the result of a joint venture between Leica and the > Miranda Camera Corporation dating from 1962 through about 1968 when > Miranda tanked. The Leica D100 was basically a re-badged Miranda Dr > with a rangefinder (produced by Leica Canada) in place of the standard > Miranda pentaprism. One may recall that the Mirandas were called the > "poor man's Nikon." The D100 did not sell well because of the difficult > gearing between the lens mount and the rangefinder. The Miranda Dr sold > a bit better, but one cannot retro-fit the D100 rangefinder onto a Dr. > Go figure. The D100 is not rare and may sometimes be found on e-Bay at > circa US$55. The rangefinder can be had for ten or twenty bucks, I > think Marc Small had one listed about three years ago. As to the lens, > it will be remembered that Miranda was one of the early manufacturers to > adapt to the old universal T mount. Thus, any T compatible lens, even a > contemporary lens such as the redoubtable Sigma 17-35 Aspheric, can be > mounted on the D100, however, one must revert to zone focus. > > Buzz Hausner > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Richard F. > Man > Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 6:57 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] "Cheap and nasty" > > At 06:18 PM 3/5/2003 -0500, Kyle Cassidy wrote: > >Well, you've all thought it, but someone on photo.net has pegged my > >photography with a caption that will no doubt stick like glue.... > > > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1341654 > >... > > What's a Leica D100 w/ Sigma Zoom? > > // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com> > <http://www.dragonsgate.net/mailman/listinfo> > On-line orders, support, and listservers available on web site. > [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all > previous > replies in your msgs. ] > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html