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Subject: [Leica] Loading the IIIc - speaking of IIIcs
From: Jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway)
Date: Mon Sep 12 13:34:06 2005
References: <BF4B08FC.521D%bdcolen@comcast.net> <4325C97B.6050109@summaventures.com>

BD:

I'm only 8 miles away.

Jim

Peter Dzwig wrote:
> B. D. Colen wrote:
> 
>> So God knows what possessed me - given that I haven't shot a roll of 
>> film in
>> about a year and my Ms are gathering dust. But this weekend I finally 
>> gave
>> into the call of the something or other, and bought a gorgeous Retina 
>> IIIc
>> that I've been eying for months in a camera store window. Perfect - as in
>> mint - coated Schneider f2 Xenon 50mm lens, shutter seems right-on, flash
>> sync to a 500th, leather mint, a bit of brassing in front of shutter 
>> release
>> and cold shoe. Now to see what I can get with it.
>>
>> And, boy, were those things built like tanks. ;-)
>>
>>
> Glad to see you in the world of real :-) cameras again BD. Look forward 
> to seeing the results.
> 
> Now if you want someone to care for your Ms and lenses...and you could 
> take a transatlantic flight every so often to see them.
> 
> Peter
> 
> PS I see now that I'm not the only one to be offer> 
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