Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/11

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica Cassettes
From: "Ken Wilcox" <wilcox@umcc.umich.edu>
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 1998 08:38:29 -0500 (EST)

Better yet, call Sherry Krauter and buy a used one. Save a BUNCH of money.

kw

Responding to the message of <3.0.3.32.19980211014208.006c1c38@roanoke.infi.net>
from leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us:
> 
> At 08:34 PM 2/9/98 -0800, Jim Brick wrote:
> >
> >Until just a couple of months ago, I've never owned an M camera. For 35mm,
> >I had Alpa until 76, then Leica-R from 76 until now. So my experience comes
> >from fuzzy-lipped cassettes. I have an M2 now but, as soon as my M6HM
> >arrives, the M2 is on the block. I understand the new M6 won't operate the
> >Leica cassettes. 
> 
> Good heavens!  Call Niels Thorssen.  Leica will cheerfully sell you an
> M4-P/M4-2 baseplate that will fit you right up to use the cassettes -- and
> Tom will cheerfully adapt your Rapidwinder to cassette lugs for a suitable
> fee.  Think positively, not negatively!  Waste money if you will, but, for
> most of us, saving a bit is worth it.  And with the volume of film you must
> shoot, your savings will be truly amazing.  (Mayhaps enough to purchase the
> cow that came close to doing Ted in a while back.)
> 
> Marc
> 
> 
> msmall@roanoke.infi.net  FAX:  +540/343-7315
> Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir!
> 
> 
> .