Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/02/29

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Subject: [Leica] Zeiss-Ikon RF
From: kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)
Date: Fri Feb 29 06:28:04 2008
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On Feb 29, 2008, at 6:30 AM, Jeffery Smith wrote:

> With the Cosina cameras, it seems that, if you don't *completely*  
> advance
> the lever, it is prone to jam in the almost advanced position. Every  
> single...



that may be true , though I havn't had that occur.

It's poetic justice that I bought mine in Paris, to replace a jammed  
M7...



Steve


>
>
> On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 9:29 AM, Steve Barbour <kididdoc@cox.net>  
> wrote:
>
>>
>> On Feb 28, 2008, at 5:38 AM, Jeffery Smith wrote:
>>
>>> Mine went belly up after 3 rolls
>>
>> wow !
>>
>> I am impressed Jeffery...
>>
>> you have had an amazingly high  C/P* ratio...
>>
>> how do you account for it?
>>
>> ;-)
>>
>> Steve
>>
>>
>> *catastrophe/photo...
>>
>>
>>
>>> , the result of a jammed film advance. Had
>>> to be shipped back to Japan for a fix, a 4-month ordeal. I same some
>>> money
>>> and go for the auto-exposure Bessas. Same company building them, and
>>> far
>>> less expensive while not having far lower quality.
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jeffery L. Smith
>>> New Orleans, LA
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
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>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
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>>
>
>
>
> -- 
> Jeffery L. Smith
> New Orleans, LA
>
> _______________________________________________
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best wishes,

Steve Barbour

"I never wanted to be famous"

I just completed this book, and it will be out soon.

kididdoc@cox.net















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