Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/30

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Subject: [Leica] NOOKY
From: daniel.ridings at edd.uio.no (Daniel Ridings)
Date: Tue Nov 30 05:30:15 2004
References: <200411301240.iAUCeQ6d094544@server1.waverley.reid.org>
 
On Tue, 30 Nov 2004, Jim Shulman wrote:

> There's also a version for the early collapsible Summicron--the SOOKY.
> Only Leica can have NOOKY and SOOKY without IRONY

Jim, the earliest evidence for NOOKY seems to be 1928 ... I guess it
hadn't caught on before Leitz made up their catalog :)

John, some of us want one, others of us appreciate some :)

Daniel

> Jim Shulman wrote:
> >
> > Yes--the back of the collapsed lens bayonets into the NOOKY.  It works
> > very
> > well--I had one with my iiic.
> >
> > I love this list!  Where else can you give advice on safe ways to
> > mount your
> > nooky--all without raising one eyebrow?
>
> All right; I give up. What on earth is a NOOKY?
>
> And, since I will  soon have a IIIf, where can I get one?
>
> john h
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