Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/08/26

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Subject: Re: [Leica] nikon lenses
From: "Gary Todoroff" <datamaster@humboldt1.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1998 00:13:57 -0700

> From: Eric Welch 

>As a matter of fact, back then I hear it
> was pretty much accepted that the only two cameras that were up to work
in
> the field in 'Nam was a Nikon F and a Leica M. They could stand rain,
mud,
> whatever. As you say, what works.
> 

My old Kamera Bild brochure from Stockholm in 1968 shows Anders Engman
standing in a Vietnam jungle with an M2 around his neck and a Nikon F over
his right shoulder. In the darkroom, everything I printed in 35mm was from
the Nikon F or M cameras, probably a few more M2's than M3's. The M4 had
just come out and I can still remember the crowd gathered around the first
one to show up. During that year there, I never saw a Leicaflex.

Of course, I sure saw a lot of Hasselblads!

Gary Todoroff