Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/02/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Sun, 16 Feb 1997 10:50:34 -0500 wilcox@umcc.umich.edu (Ken Wilcox) writes: >I haven't had one yet but would like to. I did inspect a IIIg with >Leicavit >yesterday at a swap meet, but didn't have the $. > >I do have, but no longer use a Ricoh 500 with a similar winding >mechanism. >It also has two focusing levers, one on each side of the lens. These >two >features together make it ver fast handling. > >Anyone have a Leicavit for IIIf/g or M body they would like to part >with >real cheap? > >kw > >>Now about the Leicavit..... was it cool or was it a pain? I never >had one, >>but it looked very useful. >>Those with the Canon camera equivalent could offer valid opinions >too. >> >>Frank Filippone >>red735i@worldnet.att.net > >---- >Ken Wilcox Carolyn's Personal Touch >Portraits >LHSA, MEA, LAW preferred---> ><wilcox@umcc.umich.edu> > ><kwilcox@genesee.freenet.org> > > > Good Day! We had a Leicavit in our store ages ago, it was a lively little accessory that provided the only rapid firing option aside from the Robot, B&H Foton, and the poorly received Zeiss Ikon Tenax I&II, none of which offered the mechanical reliablility of the Leicavit. I bought on as a gift to a friend of mine once, and he used it regularly for a while. It has a few stiff places, as it advances, and you will undoubtedly scuff up your index finger for a while. If you want a quick shooter with the quality of LTM, though, it's just the thing. Thomas P. Myro Photology@juno.com