[Leica] Arrival of a "new" baby

[mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)]

On 2/16/07 6:21 PM, "Alastair Firkin" <firkin@ncable.net.au> typed:

> G'day all,
> 
> As some of you know, I have a small collection of Rolleiflex cameras.
> The latest "delivery" (its been a few years) arrived this week:
> 
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alastair/album184/Collections/
> box.jpg.html>
> http://www.tiny.cc/6IVil
> 
> Image 2:
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alastair/album184/Collections/
> comingout.jpg.html>
> http://www.tiny.cc/dD45u
> 
> Image 3:
> <<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alastair/album184/Collections/
> delivery.jpg.html>
> http://www.tiny.cc/vsUPE
> 
> the 1965 post war baby was really a bit of a failure. Of course, that
> makes it all the more collectable. The shutter is a bit "stiff", but
> that is probably because it looks like very little film went through
> it. 127 was dying when it came out: the film was more expensive than
> the larger 120 format and there were few new cameras. Rollei of
> course kept making them ;-)
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Alastair
> 


I'd kill for a used Baby.


You can quote me on that.


With a Marflex screen (had you worried?)




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