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Subject: [Leica] Speaking of medium format, I've picked up a 1954 Rolleicord...
From: scott at adrenaline.com (Scott McLoughlin)
Date: Sun Jul 3 01:16:09 2005
References: <9b678e05070119457bcfb355@mail.gmail.com> <42C63D2C.7050607@adrenaline.com> <9b678e05070218061cb3cf08@mail.gmail.com>

Thanks for the advice. The flex's in good condition seem pricey, I've found.
But I'll be surfing around getting a feel for the Rolleicord models and 
prices
out there.

Scot

Don Dory wrote:

>Scott,
>I had been nosing around TLR's for quite a while.  For what Seagulls,
>Yashica's, Autocords, or Mamiyas are going for the Rolleicord makes a
>lot of sense.
>
>I found the focusing/winding action easier than on the fles or the
>Yashicamats and the German build quality just can't be beat.
>
>Besides, at $100-$200 you have not spent a lot of money even if you do
>not use the camera very much.
>
>Don
>don.dory@gmail.com
>
>On 7/2/05, Scott McLoughlin <scott@adrenaline.com> wrote:
>  
>
>>I've been shopping around for TLR's and that sounds like a nice
>>deal. I've been offered (by a dealer) a near mint Yashica 124G
>>for $300, and have yet to locate a reliable source for a Minolta
>>Autocord in really good condition (prefered).  For the first time
>>in a long while, I'm thinking of taking my chances with Ebay.
>>
>>That is, if I opt for a TLR....
>>
>>Scott
>>
>>Don Dory wrote:
>>
>>    
>>
>>>So, who other than my local shop would you recommend for a CLA, can
>>>Bill Maxwell put in a brighter screen, any tips as to using?  You
>>>know, the usual quest for useful information on the care and feeding
>>>of the Leica of medium format.
>>>
>>>At  $100 I just could not pass up this apparently functioning camera.
>>>I put one quick roll through it and found that I could not hand hold
>>>1/8 or 1/15 reliably, probably just need to get to know the camera,
>>>although I think that a custom softie for the shutter release would be
>>>good for me.
>>>
>>>Don
>>>don.dory@gmail.com
>>>
>>>
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