Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/10/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Mon, Oct 28, 2019 at 7:16 PM Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > I recall reading over the years that starting in the early 50's Leica's > could could get at the PX; the military on Base store. Not sure about > Retinas though. Nikons though. > They had Leica in the late fifties and early sixties. > > > > -- > > Mark William Rabiner > Photographer > > ?On 10/28/19, 4:07 PM, "LUG on behalf of Jim Nichols" <lug-bounces+mark= > rabinergroup.com at leica-users.org on behalf of jhnichols at > lighttube.net> > wrote: > > Hi Philippe, > > As a young USAF Lieut. in 1952, badly bitten by the photography bug, I > debated for weeks whether to buy a new Retina IIa or a used, but > recently serviced Leica IIIa. The Leica won out, and served me well > until my eyesight changed and the LTM rangefinder/viewfinder combo > became a challenge. The Retina series was a very nice product. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > On 10/28/2019 2:52 PM, Philippe via LUG wrote: > > I see the little Camera alreay had a WI (FI?) connection to the > clouds. > > > > Must have been fun to use. As much as my own Retina at the same > period :-) > > > > Amities > > > > Philippe > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com/look/ Natchitoches, Louisiana 1714 Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase USA