[Leica] IMG: Some shiny stuff for the glass cabinet

[douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)]

Jim, I think I will have fun with them when I find the time,

I've just been looking into the history of Nagel Kodak and the Retinas a 
little. I had never really considered them as being anything in a 
quality (or price) range anywhere even approaching Leica, even though 
I've owned a IB and a IIc for quite a while and was positively impressed 
by the build quality.
Probably because I grew up in a time when Kodak for me was just a film 
manufacturers name on Instamatics and Pocket cameras and Zeiss and Leica 
were the cameras of my dreams (which were later partially fulfilled with 
my first SLR - a Contaflex).
Cheers
Douglas

Jim Nichols wrote:
> Douglas,
>
> You sure know how to take a guy back in history.  In 1952, when I 
> bought my first serious camera, a Leica IIIa with a 50/3.5 coated 
> Elmar, I had a hard choice between the Retina offerings and the used 
> Leica.  I went with the Leica and it still works, though it could use 
> some attention.
>
> Looks like a very nice collection.  Have fun with them.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> -