Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 11/12/04 5:41 AM, Frank Filippone at red735i@earthlink.net wrote: > Given that the back alone is $5K, a ( second ) film only camera is $2K, you > could afford 2 cameras pretty easily. And always having a specialized tool > to connect or disconnect the back is certainly a downer.... I guess we all > expected to use a dime or a thumbscrew to do the job.... The specail tool to connect or disconnect the back is more of a conveniencce than a nessesity. The Leica rep used his thumbnail. It's a spring-loaded hinge pin very much like the hinge pin on my Leicaflex SL's back. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com