Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/11/14

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Subject: [Leica] Texas Leica - was: Bronica 645 RF?
From: raimo.m.korhonen at uusikaupunki.fi (Raimo K)
Date: Mon Nov 14 08:15:08 2005
References: <BF9BAFFB.1E7E3%mark@rabinergroup.com>

The original Texas Leica is the one and only KE-4 (1) 70 mm Combat Camera, 
also known as Gulliver?s Contax - built by Graflex and designed by Hubert 
Nerwin, formerly of Zeiss Ikon.
TLRs do not qualify, Leica or Leitz never built those.
All the best!
Raimo K
Personal photography homepage at:
http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark@rabinergroup.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2005 12:43 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Bronica 645 RF?



>>
> Although you are talking about a rangefinder camera here I still think
> ironically if that's the word that the title of the "Texas Leica" belongs 
> to
> the twin lens Rolleiflex.
> Classic tenacious engineering and to an amazing extent equal to Leica's 
> and
> exquisite German glass.
> Zeiss, Leica, Schneider glass. I'm equally impressed with them all.
> Unobtrusiveness to match or better Leica.
> Quieter than a Leica.
> It's the Leica ethos two and a quarter square.
> You could get over exited and call it more Leica than a Leica.
> I feel bad for any photo friend of mine who does not have a Rolleiflex.
> A photo life with out one is beyond my comprehension.
> Its just too great of a camera.
> Bring just it to any situation and see which shots you miss.
> If there's any way I can overstate this further please let me know.
>
> To me slicing Brownie film into 16 equal parts is too ideal.
> I don't think the result as a fiber or inkjet huge print would be 
> noticeable
> up close with a loupe. Cropped to equal each other or not so.
>
> Mark Rabiner
> Photography
> Portland Oregon
> http://rabinergroup.com/
>
>


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