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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Another Lesser Known Camera from the Past
From: imra at iol.ie (Douglas Barry)
Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 21:44:00 +0000
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Good one and great for the memories, Jim.

Douglas

On 13/01/2019 22:04, Jim Nichols wrote:
> Thanks, Peter.? I used it primarily for family shots.? Here is a shot 
> from 1985, showing my 83 yr old? Mother down on a quilt entertaining 
> her 1 yr old great-granddaughter.
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20070905-Lea_s+Trip+to+Mississippi+06+85.JPG.html
>  
>
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
> On 1/13/2019 2:46 PM, Peter Dzwig wrote:
>> Very nice. The lens says it all. Keep using it. can you post some shots
>> taken with it, please.
>>
>> Peter
>>
>> On 13/01/2019 20:00, Jim Nichols wrote:
>>> When my aging eyes rebelled at rangefinders, I explored a variety of
>>> cameras, including this pawn shop acquisition, the Exa, little brother
>>> of my Exacta.? The Exacta shutter expired, so I turned to the Exa for
>>> holiday snapshots.? It synched nicely with my Braun Hobby flash, and,
>>> even with its limited shutter speed, gave me excellent images.
>>>
>>> It has an unusual rotating shutter that results in limiting the upper
>>> shutter speeds, but is excellent when teamed with a flash unit.
>>>
>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20190113-P1137464.JPG.html
>>> ? using
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