Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/03

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Subject: Re: [Leica] SLR bodycap
From: Doug Herr <telyt@earthlink.net>
Date: 3 Jul 2001 09:07:08 -0700

On Tue, 03 July 2001, S Dimitrov wrote:

> 
> On page 123 of the Sartorius book on Leica cameras, an early style body
> cap is shown on the Leicaflex. On the subsequent pages, the current
> style of bodycap is displayed.
> 
> How long was the bodycap seen on page 123, with Leitz imprinted on it,
> in production? 
> Is that the original bodycap for the whole Leicaflex series, from the
> standard to the SL2?
> 
> Thanks,
>  Slobodan Dimitrov

I don't know how long it was in production but it was certainly not used for the entire Leicaflex series.  My NOS Leicaflex SL purchased in 1980 had the current type body cap.

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com
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