Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/07/01

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Subject: Re: funny corners, the sequel...
From: captyng@vtx.ch (Gerard Captijn)
Date: Tue, 02 Jul 1996 08:17:50 +0200

>Harrison McClary wrote:
> 
> I know Nikon used to cut a notch out of your film plane back so you could
> identify which camera you were shooting with.  If you had 3 bodies they
> would cut the notch in 3 different places. This way you could tell which
> body a shoot was made with, and if that camera had a problem it was easy to
> find the problem body.

Leica produced camera's for the German Luftwaffe (airforce) during wartime
where they had cut a small notch in the film plane back. It did not change
the course of the war however.

Gerard Captijn,
Geneva, Switzerland.
Email: captyng@vtx.ch
Fax: +41 (22) 700 39 28







































































































































Gerard Captijn
Geneva, Switzerland
Email: captyng@vtx.ch
Telephone/fax: +41 22 700 39 28