Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/06/02

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Subject: [Leica] Re: First Camera
From: montoid at earthlink.net (Montie Talbert)
Date: Thu Jun 2 15:53:12 2005
References: <200506021728.j52HPlRI027124@server1.waverley.reid.org>
 
Don Lawrence wrote:
>I used that Nikkormat for 19 years before upgrading 
to a FE.>

Great cameras...kiss principle marvels!  I still use 
Nikkormats to this day...my small format SLR tank 
of choice.  I think they're as tough (almost) as my M4.

Just had two of them CLA'd with split image screens 
installed and will probably have to do it again when I'm 
80, about 30 years from now!  Got rid of a couple of F2s 
a few years back because I would fiddle around with the 
prisms, screens etc. too much plus they're kinda top heavy. 
Do miss the 100% view though.  Seem to recall Nikkormats 
as giving around 92% of the actual filmed image??

Montie