Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/10/14

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Subject: Re: Marc / PLOOTS & Talent
From: Leikon35@aol.com
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 1997 15:08:47 -0400 (EDT)

  In a message dated 97-10-14 11:16:38 EDT, you write:
 << 
  Oh, Marvin!  I have several PLOOT's and have used them without a great deal
 of trouble.  And I'm hardly a 'talented' photographer!
  >>
  Marc - Of course I have used them also but not with ease.  Mine had 
 a swing-in 30X magnifier that was used to focus on an aerial image in
 the center, if desired.  One of the 2 Ploot outfits, with one of the first
90
 of the 20cm Telyts, belonged to Dr. Paul Wolff & he used it at the 1936
 Olympics since Leitz hadn't come up with the 400mm yet.  I think that
 they only made 2 that year.  Both lens & PLOOT were in a special
 EMTOO case with a German customs stamp with a pic of Hitler on it.
 Did Wolff leave the country when Hitler came in?  Incidentally,  I had
 the outfit advertised for sale (at a nominal price) in the LHSA catalog
 for over a year before it was sold to Japan.
  A friend of mine (Curt Knight) owns the earliest PLOOT known (#1002)
 and Jim Lager has borrowed it to photograph for his 3rd book on Leica
 accessories, which should be available soon. ***************************
 
 Marvin Moss