Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/11/18

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: The sad end of a Leica
From: hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson)
Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2012 18:46:36 +1000
References: <18370089.1353217065097.JavaMail.root@elwamui-hybrid.atl.sa.earthlink.net> <CABXy406hLGC3e3cz17S=pYQvoHu5DkU6c7FkhuN3WBpuaJCvkA@mail.gmail.com> <3C1CB322-91F9-4067-9752-7E41859FFA23@me.com>

Doesn't really matter. Gerry. It's clearly an old school solid SLR. I think
it is rather cool actually with the spotlight from the lens.

Cheers,
Geoff
http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman



On 18 November 2012 18:25, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at me.com> wrote:

> I was sent the images and was assured it was a Leica. As I haven't seen
> the camera I can't comment further.
>
> Gerry
>
> Gerry Walden
> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or
> +44 (0)797 287 7932
> www.gwpics.com
>
> On 18 Nov 2012, at 06:32, Ken Iisaka <ken at iisaka.com> wrote:
>
> > looks like a Praktika
> >
> > On Sat, Nov 17, 2012 at 9:37 PM, Doug Herr <wildlightphoto at 
> > earthlink.net
> >wrote:
> >
> >> Gene Duprey wrote:
> >>
> >>> And we know this is a Leica SLR how?
> >>>
> >>> Gene
> >>>
> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>> From: "Gerry Walden" <gerry.walden at me.com>
> >>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> >>> Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2012 7:55:15 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada
> Central
> >>> Subject: [Leica] IMG: The sad end of a Leica
> >>>
> >>> A friend sent me 2 images of this Leica SLR being used as a spotlight
> in
> >> a clothing shop in Lymington, Hampshire:
> >>>
> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gwpics/photo1.JPG.html
> >>>
> >>> Oh how the mighty are fallen.
> >>
> >> It's not a Leicaflex, nor is it an R4-series.
> >>
> >> Doug Herr
> >> Birdman of Sacramento
> >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
> >>
> >>
> >>
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> >
> >
> > --
> > Ken Iisaka
> > first name at last name dot org or com
> >
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In reply to: Message from wildlightphoto at earthlink.net (Doug Herr) ([Leica] IMG: The sad end of a Leica)
Message from ken at iisaka.com (Ken Iisaka) ([Leica] IMG: The sad end of a Leica)
Message from gerry.walden at me.com (Gerry Walden) ([Leica] IMG: The sad end of a Leica)