Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/02/02

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Subject: [Leica] It's a film camera! Rangefinder at that!
From: marcsmall at comcast.net (Marc James Small)
Date: Sat Feb 2 14:06:34 2008
References: <200802020649.m126n9Gn010861@dragonsgate2.imagecraft.com> <000001c8656c$5450bd70$6401a8c0@asus930> <a2f8f4470802012329t495c857ne07eaf5df200390d@mail.gmail.com> <000101c86570$f67c1a50$6401a8c0@asus930>
 
At 02:55 AM 2/2/2008, G Hopkinson wrote:
 >Daniel, I'm not familiar with older folders with coupled rangefinders.
 >I shall hit Google, thanks. The Voigtlander and Zeiss Ikon
 >Nettar I have here have no rangefinder nor metering.
 >The linkage to the front, which looks to be relatively flimsy, I
 >assumed was just for retraction as on the folders I have here. I'm
 >struggling to imagine how the coupled rangefinder you mention works.
 >Do you have a model number I can search on for one of the
 >originals?

The original Voigtl?nder Prominent had a coupled 
rangefinder.  All Zeiss Ikon Super-Ikontas had 
CRF's and the Super Ikonta BX and the Super 
Ikonta IV had uncoupled selenium light meters 
similar to that on the Contax III and IIIa.

Marc


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In reply to: Message from richard-lists at imagecraft.com (Richard Man) ([Leica] It's a film camera! Rangefinder at that!)
Message from hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (G Hopkinson) ([Leica] It's a film camera! Rangefinder at that!)
Message from dlridings at gmail.com (Daniel Ridings) ([Leica] It's a film camera! Rangefinder at that!)
Message from hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (G Hopkinson) ([Leica] It's a film camera! Rangefinder at that!)