Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/07/06

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Subject: [Leica] Speaking of medium format, I've picked up a 1954Rolleicord...
From: jblack at ambio.net (John Black)
Date: Wed Jul 6 14:11:35 2005
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> A great budget pick in a folder is the non-rangefinder Welta Perle --
> a 4.5 x 6 with a 80mm f2.8 Tessar or more commonly, a Xenar lens.

<fairly large snip>

I have a pre-war I think Welta Perle at home somewhere but I think it is
6X9. I don't remember the lens designation but I do remember that it was not
coated.

I was impressed with the build quality and the real leather on the body and
case.  I bought it at an antique shop in Nashville, Tn 15 or 20 years ago
for $15.00 and only ran one roll of film through it. Problem was that it had
no rangefinder and I am notoriously bad at estimating distances in metric.

JB




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