[Leica] New to Leica

[ricc at embarqmail.com (Ric Carter)]

Welcome, Jan--

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Ric Carter
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On Mar 3, 2009, at 10:22 PM, Jan van Rooyen wrote:

> I am the "new boy" from Florida who recently joined the LUG,  
> converting from
> two Zorki-6's to a newly-serviced Leica II (1934, # 146223) in  
> fantastic
> working condition, smooth and quiet as a Rolls-Royce - my first  
> Leica ever.
> My first Leitz lens is on its way to me, a user but clean 4/90  
> Elmar. My
> other LTM lenses are 4/25 Color-Skopar Shapshot with its viewfinder,  
> 2.8/35
> Jupiter-12, 2/50 Jupiter-8, 3.5/50 collapsible Industar, 2/85  
> Jupiter and
> 4/135 Jupiter, plus Russian revolving turret viewfinder. My  
> favorites are
> the 25mm and 85mm lenses. I did not find the bottom loading hard at  
> all and
> am almost through my first film! So exciting to have such a nice new  
> toy. I
> specifically wanted a pre-WWII Leica camera ... a dream since 1959  
> when I
> was in Grade Eleven and became camera-conscious. A long wait! - Jan  
> van
> Rooyen, Violin Maker.
>
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